A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement on Friday, the zoo said it is “overjoyed” at the arrival of the four hatchlings, a first in its more than 150-year history. The babies are the offspring of female Mommy and male Abrazzo, the zoo’s two oldest residents.

Galapagos tortoises become new parents at nearly 100. (2025, April 8). Philippine Daily Inquirer, pp. A1, A2.