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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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Galapagos tortoises at Philadelphia Zoo become first-time parents at nearly 100 years old
A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time ...
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Philadelphia Zoo Unveils Stunning ZOOtopiaries Exhibit and Announces New Attractions
The Philadelphia Zoo has launched a breathtaking new exhibit, “ZOOtopiaries: Nature’s Sculptures,” featuring five giant ...
An Endangered Tortoise Just Became a First-Time Mom. She's 100 Years Old.
Even more remarkably, Mommy is the oldest first-time parent of her species, according to a press release from the zoo. Mommy ...
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Meet Jo-Elle Mogerman. First Black woman to lead the Philadelphia Zoo.
It's been about 18 months since Jo-Elle Mogerman became the first Black woman to serve as the Philadelphia Zoo's president ...
An Endangered Galápagos Tortoise Is a First-Time Mother at 100
Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz tortoise, recently welcomed four hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo, where she has lived since ...
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Peacocks and giraffes and snails, Oh my! Philly zoo installs plant-based sculptures of giant animals
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The Philadelphia Zoo has sprouted five massive plant displays of giant animals and ...
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Zoo's tortoises become first-time parents ... aged about 100
Critically endangered Galapagos tortoises Abrazzo and Mommy are parents of four hatchlings at Philadelphia Zoo ...
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Critically Endangered Tortoise Becomes A First-Time Mom At The Age Of 100
Both parents, Mommy and Abrazzo, are thought to be around 100 years old, making the tortoises two of the zoo’s oldest ...
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Jo-Elle Mogerman, first Black woman to lead Philadelphia Zoo, talks about community engagement
It's been about 18 months since Jo-Elle Mogerman became the first Black woman to serve as the Philadelphia Zoo's president ...
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Galapagos tortoises at Philadelphia Zoo become first-time parents at nearly 100
A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said it is “overjoyed” at ...