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97-Year-Old Reptile Hatches 4 Babies and Becomes Oldest First-Time Mom of Her Species
A Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise named Mommy gave birth to four babies, believed to be female, at Philadelphia Zoo Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has ...
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An Endangered Galápagos Tortoise Is a First-Time Mother at 100
Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz tortoise, recently welcomed four hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo, where she has lived since 1932. By Sopan Deb Congratulations are in order for Mommy, a Galápagos ...
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Endangered tortoise, 97, welcomes four hatchlings at Philadelphia Zoo
A rare Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise who is estimated to be 97 ... Mommy, who has lived most of her life at the Pennsylvania institution, and Abrazzo, a roughly 96-year-old of the same ...