After a female tortoise is fertilized, she undergoes several changes. After mating, the female tortoise will carry eggs for weeks to months, depending on the species. As the female tortoise gets ...

(SCHENECTADY, NY) There must be something in the water besides sea creatures at the Via Aquarium in Schenectady... there's been an explosion of babies! And experts aren't sure why, but have some ...

For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo has new additions to the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise ...

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April 4 (UPI) --The Philadelphia Zoo announced the hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, the first of their species to hatch at the facility in its history.

A pair of Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoises, who are estimated to be around a century old, have become parents for the first time at the Philadelphia Zoo. The arrival of four hatchlings to "Mommy ...

Oh baby! The Milwaukee County Zoo’s newest resident has just hatched — a critically endangered northern spider tortoise. The egg hatched on April 12, and it’s the first successful hatching for the zoo ...