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4 New Tortoises Make Their Debut at the Philadelphia Zoo Next Week
The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed four new Western Santa Cruz tortoises, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise. What makes these ...
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Couple new parents to 4 babies at nearly 100 years old? It happened in Philadelphia
The pair of Western Santa Cruz tortoises, who've been at the Philadelphia Zoo since 1932 and 2020, respectively, are two of the zoo's most popular residents. Mommy is believed to be the oldest ...
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Philadelphia Zoo's oldest resident gives birth to 4 critically endangered tortoises
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating a world record. Four critically endangered western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises have just hatched. Four critically endangered western ...
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Nearly 100-year-old tortoise becomes 1st-time mom to 4 baby hatchlings
Mommy, the Philadelphia Zoo's oldest resident, is living up to her name. A pair of nearly 100-year-old tortoises have welcomed four baby hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo. "All are doing well ...
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Zoo's tortoises become first-time parents ... aged about 100
A pair of critically endangered giant tortoises aged about 100 years old have become first-time parents at Philadelphia Zoo. The zoo said this week it was "overjoyed" at the arrival of four ...
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Galapagos Tortoises at Philadelphia Zoo Become First-Time Parents at Nearly 100
Galapagos Tortoises at Philadelphia Zoo Become First-Time Parents at Nearly 100 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (AP) — A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the ...