A Galapagos tortoise has become a first-time mother at 100 years old. Keepers at Philadelphia Zoo announced the birth of four Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise hatchlings - the first ever born at ...

The Philadelphia Zoo officially has a few new residents, in the form of four Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise hatchlings that were bred and hatched at the zoo — a first in its 150-year history.

Take a look at these nine baby Galápagos tortoises. The Zoo is proud that the critically endangered species is now thriving.

When Fray Tomás de Berlanga first landed on the Galapagos Islands in 1535, he wasn’t impressed by the dry, volcanic landscape. However, he certainly was shocked to see giant tortoises so enormous that ...

Goliath the tortoise had a big shellebration Sunday as he marked his first Father's Day. He also turned 135 at Zoo Miami. His hatchling was born on June 4 after incubating for about four months, ...

MIAMI -- A South Florida zoo's oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day on Sunday. Goliath, a 517-pound (234-kilogram) Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami, became a father ...