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 ...

, and these ones are making history. Four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises hatched for the first time in the Zoo’s 150+ year history . The hatchlings’ parents, female Mommy ...

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 ...

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.

Rare baby turtles that are a cross between the loggerhead and green species have been found on the beach at Mon Repos.

The Morro Ayuta beach sanctuary in Oaxaca hosted a record 1.9 million protected nests and more than 34 million olive ridley ...

Seeing baby sea turtles emerge from their nests and make their way to the ocean is one of the most exciting natural sights to ...

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 ...