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Zoo unveils babies of 100-year-old giant tortoise, 'Mommy'
Four adorable western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise babies are now on display at Philadelphia Zoo after their 100-year-old 'Mommy' reproduced for the first time.
Giant tortoise becomes first-time mom at about 100 years old
A roughly 100-year-old western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise has become a mom for the first time after reproducing with a male of the same age at Philadelphia Zoo.
Cantor's giant softshell turtle: The frog-faced predator that spends 95% of its time completely motionless
These leathery turtles spend most of their lives buried motionless in river mud, but burst into action to catch their unsuspecting prey.
Leatherback turtle dives deeper than a Navy sub, smashing world record in the process
A Western Pacific leatherback migrating from her nesting grounds in the Solomon Islands dove to a whopping 4,409 feet, conservationists say.
Mary River turtle: The green-haired oddball that can breathe through its butt for 72 hours
The Mary River turtle has adapted to life underwater after splitting from all other living turtle lineages more than 18 million years ago.
Largest freshwater turtle species doomed to extinction after last female washes up dead
The known population of the Yangtze giant softshell turtle is now just two males. Experts said that if the female had survived, she could have "laid a hundred eggs or more a year."
Most of Florida's newly-hatched sea turtles are female. Why?
Almost all sea turtle hatchlings are emerging from their eggs as females on some Florida beaches. What's going on?
Can turtles really breathe through their butts?
Some freshwater turtles engage in a process akin to butt breathing.
