Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia welcomes 4 new baby hatchlings of critically endangered species Galápagos tortoises on Wednesday, 23 April 2025. These are the oldest offspring of spring of this species in the zoo. For the first time in the zoo, this pair of endangered species of tortoise became parents of 4 new baby hatchlings. The beautiful picture of the 4 new baby hatchlings is released via the zoo on social media.
Mommy, a nearly 100-year-old Galápagos tortoise, which is an endangered species of tortoise, and for the first time in 100 years, this female tortoise became mother of four new baby hatchlings. In the zoo, there is a fear of endangered tortoise species, in which the female’s name is Mommy and the male’s name is Abrazzo. The picture of four new baby hatchlings has been released on social media on April 23, 2025, Wednesday.
To protect ecology and the wildlife and animals from extinction, this is great news because we already know that the number of this species is already very low, and in 100 years they got their first offspring, and this is great news that we get four new hatchlings. This will also help to protect this species from extinction.c
You can think about how much important this species is, because this is already an endangered species and we get four babies for the first time in 100 years. So you can think about how much waiting period for the first baby of this endangered species and also they are struggling for their existence. And we can say this is good news that we see new offspring of this species, and we hope so, they are all healthy, and the pictures of cute baby hatchlings have been released and you can also see the video and pictures of these 4 new baby hatchlings.
What we know about Galápagos tortoise
Galápagos tortoise is also known as Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger). This is a large species of tortoise, that’s why it is known as giant tortoise. In the 16th century, the number of this species was around 650,000, and there are 15 subspecies of this giant tortoise species. Due to overexploitation in the 16th century, the world population dropped to 15,000 because of overhunting for meat and tortoiseshell products. Also, changing weather is also a cause of the reduction in numbers. According to the data in the 21st century, the number is around 19,000 of all these species.
The species of these data contain the largest species of tortoise and also there are some subspecies in which the two smaller species are also available. It can reach around 417 kilograms, and its lifespan is 175 years. Due to overexploitation back in the 16th to 17th century, the number of this species has reduced, and this became an endangered species, especially if we talk about the Galápagos tortoise.
Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia welcomes 4 new baby hatchlings of this species
On Wednesday, 23 April 2025, the zoo has welcomed four new baby hatchlings of this species in 100 years — a pair named Mommy and Abrazzo. You can see beautiful pictures of baby hatchlings below here.
