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Nearly 100-year-old tortoise becomes 1st-time mom to 4 baby hatchlings
The first of the four hatchlings, all female, began to emerge from its white, hard-shelled egg on Feb. 27, the zoo said. The four hatchlings are part of a clutch of 16 eggs Mommy laid back in November 2024, and the zoo's animal care team is continuing to monitor additional eggs that may hatch in upcoming weeks.
This week, Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating the hatching of four Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoises (Chelonoidis niger porteri). The baby reptiles—all females—are a beacon of hope for ...
Now, the baby tortoises weigh about 2 to 3 ounces, or approximately the weight of a chicken egg, the zoo said. Four endangered tortoise eggs hatched to nearly century-old parents, the ...
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