The animal was a long-time ambassador for his species, bringing conservation awareness to millions, zoo staff said.

The zoo announced the hatching of four critically endangered hatchlings born to the Zoo’s oldest residents: Female Mommy and male Abrazzo, who are both estimated to be around 100 years old.

The Philadelphia Zoo has sprouted five massive plant displays of giant animals and insects. At the entrance is a huge ...

Abrazzo, one of the 100-year-old Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, leaves the pond at the Philadelphia Zoo. (COURTESY OF ... They are cold-blooded animals and spend one to two hours basking ...

Mommy and Abrazzo, both members of the Western Santa Cruz subspecies, are the oldest animals ... reproduce at 100 in the wild. Given that, the hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo are not likely ...

The treatment is part of the zoo's specialized geriatric care for aging animals that cannot be reintroduced into the wild as zoos world over increasingly emphasize lifelong care. "Sending them ...

LOUIS — The Saint Louis Zoo announced Thursday that one of its oldest animals had died ... experts estimate he was well over 100 years old at the time of his death. The tortoises take several ...