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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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Philadelphia Zoo announces historic births
Four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos Tortoises hatched earlier this month, the first time in the zoo’s ...
Philadelphia Zoo celebrates first Galapagos tortoise hatchlings in 150-year history
A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo in the US have become ...
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Four critically endangered Galápagos tortoises hatch at the Philadelphia Zoo
Mommy, who has lived at the zoo for nearly 93 years, is seen as one of the most "genetically valuable Galapagos tortoises" in ...
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Miso-Chi the fishing cat arrives at his new home at San Diego Zoo
The San Diego Zoo has a new addition to its family – a fishing cat named Miso-Chi who comes to San Diego from Denver.
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Zoo Atlanta welcomes critically endangered Sumatran Tiger
What we know: The move is part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Sumatran Tiger Species Survival Plan, which recommended that Buttercup be paired with Zoo Atlanta's male Sumatran tiger ...
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Four critically endangered Galápagos tortoises hatch at the Philadelphia Zoo
Mommy, who has lived at the zoo for nearly 93 years, is seen as one of the most "genetically valuable Galapagos tortoises" in the Association of Zoos and Aquarium's Species Survival Plan.