Feeding turtles and tortoises right means mimicking their natural diet; the wrong foods, even common ones, can be harmful.

Discover the plight of the radiated tortoise, known for its stunning shell and long lifespan. With a population decline of nearly 50%, learn about the threats it faces and the urgent need for ...

At 97, Endangered Tortoise Becomes Oldest First-Time Mom of Her Species With Four New Hatchlings—and Potentially More on the Way Proud parents Mommy and Abrazzo are both nearly 100 years old ...

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Galápagos tortoise at Philadelphia zoo becomes oldest first-time mother of species A 97-year-old Galápagos tortoise named Mommy has given birth to four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz ...

The birth of tortoises native to Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos increases their U.S. population from 44 to 48. A few thousand remain globally, according to estimates by experts.

Tortoise 053 is one of 4,000 subadult radiated tortoises so far liberated into a handful of well-protected forests in the region. And there are ambitious plans afoot to release many more — some ...

An endangered giant tortoise has become the oldest first-time mom of her species after having her first babies at around 100 years old. Philadelphia Zoo recently hatched eggs laid by an elderly ...

Four of them have since hatched — the first successful hatching for her species at the zoo, which opened in 1874. She had help, of course — from Abrazzo, a male tortoise who is also estimated ...

Hatching of rare tortoises part of Species Survival Plan . The tortoise parents -- the zoo's oldest residents, each estimated to be around a century old -- had never hatched eggs before, the zoo said.