Philadelphia Zoo Welcomes 3 Baby Galapagos Tortoises to Join the "Golden Girls"

Philadelphia Zoo welcomes 3 baby Galapagos tortoises to join the "Golden Girls"

By Laura Fay Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed three new additions to its animal family this week after a group of male Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises hatched. The boys join the Golden Girls — four female tortoises hatched earlier this year who were named Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia after a community vote. The first of the boys began to hatch on April 14. All seven babies ar…

3 new male tortoises hatch at Philadelphia Zoo

Remember those four female tortoise hatchlings named after the Golden Girls at the Philadelphia Zoo? They now have three brothers!

Three more critically endangered Galapagos tortoises hatch at Philadelphia Zoo

PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) -- The Philadelphia Zoo continues to make history: three more critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises have hatched at the Zoo. Courtesy: Philadelphia Zoo These tortoises are from the same clutch of eggs as last month's arrival of four hatchlings. The hatchlings' parents, Mommy and Abrazzo, are the zoo's two oldest residents. Both are estimated to be around 100 years old. According to the Philadelphia Zoo,…

Philadelphia Zoo’s oldest residents welcome even more new kids

Three new Galapagos tortoise babies join their four sisters, who hatched earlier this year and were named after the "Golden Girls."

Oh baby! Philadelphia Zoo’s history-making tortoise family just got even bigger

The Philadelphia Zoo’s oldest residents have welcomed more hatchlings! Following the viral arrival of the four critically endangered Galapagos tortoise hatchlings earlier this year, the zoo has just welcomed three more critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises — and they’re all males. Now, for the first time ever, Galapagos tortoises’ Mommy and Abrazzo — who are both nearing 100 years old — are proud parents to a full family. …

3 More Western Santa Cruz Galapagos Tortoises Hatch At Philadelphia Zoo - Reptiles Magazine

The Philadelphia Zoo announced that three more critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Island Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoidis niger porteri) have hatched at the zoo. They are male and join the four siblings, all female, that hatched starting February 27. The first male pipped April 14 with his two siblings following. The zoo had asked the public to come up with names for the four female hatchlings. The public named them the Golden Girls: Dorot…