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Pets and Animals
Should riding a horse on Atlanta streets be illegal? An animal rights group sure thinks so, especially after one was found dead downtown. Billions of cicadas from Brood XIV are ready to emerge ...
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Endangered tortoises born to 100-year-old parents at Philadelphia Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo’s Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo, both estimated to be 100 years old, are the ...
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Tortoise Gives Birth Aged 97 to Become Oldest First-Time Mother
“This feat is even more incredible considering that Mommy is the oldest first-time producing female of her species in any US zoo,” Ashley Ortega, Galapagos Tortoise SSP Coordinator and Studbook Keeper ...
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100-year-old tortoise gives birth to critically endangered hatchlings at Philly Zoo
said Galapagos Tortoise SSP Coordinator and Studbook Keeper Ashley Ortega at Gladys Porter Zoo in Texas. Galapagos tortoises come from the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador. As the largest ...
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100-year-old tortoise gives birth to critically endangered hatchlings at Philly Zoo
said Galapagos Tortoise SSP Coordinator and Studbook Keeper Ashley Ortega at Gladys Porter Zoo in Texas. Galapagos tortoises come from the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador. As the ...
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Gladys Porter Zoo to host annual Party for the Planet, Earth Day event
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In celebration of Earth Day, the Gladys Porter Zoo is hosting its annual Party for the Planet event. The celebration will take place on April 5, from 10 a.m ...