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Buried before birth: How turtle hatchlings dig their way to the surface

Being buried alive sounds like a nightmare, but it is just the beginning for green turtles. This turtle species starts its ...

100-year-old tortoise gives birth to critically endangered hatchlings

For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo has new additions to the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise ...
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How Tortoises Lay and Incubate Eggs, From Digging to Hatching

After a female tortoise is fertilized, she undergoes several changes. After mating, the female tortoise will carry eggs for weeks to months, depending on the species. As the female tortoise gets ...
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Philadelphia Zoo announces hatching of its first Galapagos tortoise babies

April 4 (UPI) --The Philadelphia Zoo announced the hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, the first of their species to hatch at the facility in its history.
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Four critically endangered Galápagos tortoises hatch at the Philadelphia Zoo

A pair of Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoises, who are estimated to be around a century old, have become parents for the first time at the Philadelphia Zoo. The arrival of four hatchlings to “Mommy ...
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Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo

PHILADELPHIA – Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment Wednesday at a Philadelphia Zoo event to show off ...