When a small female tortoise was spotted in 2019 on the inaccessible volcanic island of Fernandina in the Galapagos, researchers were shocked. Posted 10:31 p.m. Jun 10, 2022 — Updated 10:31 p.m ...

Giant tortoise becomes first-time mom at about 100 years old; Zoo unveils babies of 100-year-old giant tortoise, 'Mommy' Watch elusive New Zealand snail lay an egg through a 'genital pore' in its neck ...

As a member of a large species of tortoise, Emerson weighed over 500 pounds. According to the zoo, he was intelligent and enjoyed neck scratches from keepers, basking in the sun and the ...

Unfortunately, the Galapagos tortoise population has significantly declined, with only an estimated 17,000 remaining, down from a believed quarter-million. People understood where this tortoise ...

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

Goliath had been paired with several female tortoises before, in hopes of producing a hatchling, but the process wasn't ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo Zoo's Galapagos tortoise "Emerson" has died, the zoo said in a social media post Friday morning. Emerson died peacefully Thursday, the zoo said, adding that Emerson had ...

Mommy, a 97-year-old Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise, became the oldest first-time mom of her species after she welcomed four baby tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo in 2025.

A rare Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise who is estimated to be 97 has become the oldest known first-time mother of her species, according to officials at Philadelphia Zoo. Mommy, who has ...

Fernanda is a lone small female tortoise who was spotted on Fernandina Island in 2019. She’s a member of a species once thought to be extinct in the Galapagos Islands, a new genetic study has ...