Zoo’s Tortoises Become First-Time Parents … aged about 100 – ryan

The first of abrazzo and mommy’s eggs hatched on 27 February, and others quickly followed. The Zoo’s Animal Care Team is monitoring others that could still hatch in the coming weeks.

The Four Hatchlings Weigh between 70 and 80 Grams.

They are being kept behind-the-scenes, inside Philadelphia zoo’s reptile and amphibian house, and are “eating and growing appropriately”, the zoo said.

It is planning a public debut of the quartet on Wednesday April 23, which is “the 93rd Anniversary of Mommy’s Arrival at the Zoo”.

The Hatchlings are part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Breeding Programs, Aimed at the Survival of Species and Genetic Diversity.

“This is a significant milestone in the history of Philadelphia Zoo, and we could not excited to share this news with our City, region and the world,” The Zoo’s President and CEO Jo-Elle Mogerman Said in a Statement.

“Mommy arrived at the zoo in 1932, meaning anyone that has visited the zoo for the last 92 years has likely blessed,” Ms Mogerman said.

Abrazzo is a noer arrival, having moved to Philadelphia in 2020 after previously living at the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in South Carolina.

“Philadelphia Zoo’s vision is that those hatchlings will be a part of a thriving population of galapagos tortoises on our healthy planet 100 years from now,” she added.