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In this episode, we visit Florida Iguana & Tortoise Breeders to meet one of the largest tortoises on the planet - a living dinosaur-sized Galapagos tortoise. Plus, we get up close with rare Cyclura ...
On this Father’s Day, June 15, Zoo Miami’s oldest animal celebrated his 135th birthday. His name is “Goliath,” and he is a Galapagos tortoise that weighs 517 pounds. Up until the prior week, he had ...
In this image provided by Zoo Miami, Goliath, a 517-pound (234-kilogram) Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami, meets his first offspring on June 12, 2025 in Miami.
Galapagos Tortoise Celebrates 135th Birthday And His First Father's Day at Zoo Miami Goliath became a father when one egg out of a clutch of eight successfully hatched on June 4, officials said.
Goliath, a 517-pound (234-kilogram) Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami, became a father for the first time earlier this month, zoo officials said.
A South Florida zoo's oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day on Sunday. Goliath became a father for the first time earlier this month, zoo officials said.
Goliath, a 234-kilogram Galapagos tortoise and South Florida zoo’s oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father’s Day.
A South Florida zoo's oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day on Sunday.
A South Florida zoo’s oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father’s Day on Sunday.
A South Florida zoo’s oldest resident is celebrating his 135th birthday and his first Father’s Day. Officials at Zoo Miami say Goliath, a 517-pound Galapagos tortoise, became a father for the ...