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

The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed three new additions after a group of male Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises hatched.

Montgomery County’s Jon Metz is a passionate artist specializing in wood-burned art, known as pyrography, highlights Reuben Harley for the Philadelphia Citizen. Though he has pursued various ...

A zoo press release sent via email proudly announced that three more critically endangered Galapagos tortoises — all male — ...

Mommy arrived in Philadelphia in 1932 ... animal-care and husbandry specialists and veterinarians,” Metz said. “They look at the genetic makeup of each individual and the representation ...

Rachel Metz, the vice president of animal well-being at the Philadelphia Zoo, said the added space to the exhibit will help with the breeding program The project will involve building a ...