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 ...

The first records about Abrazzo are from April 1929 at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Texas. Galapagos tortoises are the largest living species of tortoises; males grow to an average of about 500 pounds ...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Children’s Play Day at the Gladys Porter Zoo is taking place this month. The event is designed to promote early childhood education, with students from ...

It’s been 30 years, but Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka still remembers the first time she ever saw a mountain gorilla. It was the summer of 1994. Deep in the jungle of Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable ...

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It’s been 30 years, but Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka still remembers the first time she ever saw a mountain gorilla. It was the summer of 1994. Deep in the jungle of Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable ...

Mizzou is adding a transfer from a familiar family. Jevon Porter is coming home to Columbia. According to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, Porter is transferring to Missouri for the 2025-26 season.