Two 97-year-old tortoises have reproduced in An American Zoo. It Concerns The Giant Tortoise Species Chelonoidis Porteri That occurs on Santa Cruz, One of the Galapagos Islands. That species is Threatesed with Extinction.
The Philadelphia Zoo is “overjoyed” with the arrival of the four small turtles, the zoo wrote in a statement on Friday. The first egg hatched on February 27. Such an egg weighs between 70 and 80 grams, as much as a chicken egg.
The Care Team is Still Monitoring The Four Youngsters. So far they are eating and growing well, the zoo reports. It is not yet certain what the turtles will be called. The Zoo is organizing a competition to determine the names.
The Female Tortoise, Named Mommy, Came To the Philadelphia Zoo in 1932. “That Means Everyone who has visited the zoo in the past 92 years has Probable Seen Her,” Says the Zoo’s Director.
The Male, Abrazzo, Came to the Philadelphia Zoo in 2020. His Arrival was intended for the Breeding Program of the Endangered Tortoise Species.
The Giant Tortoises Live on the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean Off the Coast of Ecuador. They are the largest living species of tortoise. Males Weigh Around 225 kilograms, Females Weigh About Half That. Scientists Estimate that they can live between one hundred and two hundred years old.