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Endangered Galapagos Tortoises Become First-Time Parents At Almost 100
Two endangered Galapagos tortoises have become parents for the first time at nearly the age of 100, the Philadelphia Zoo has announced.
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100-Year-Old Tortoise Starts His First-Time Fatherhood at Philadelphia Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo has long been active in Galápagos tortoise conservation—giants native to the Ecuadorian archipelago. Arriving in the zoo in the 1940s, it had never exhibited any inclination for mating. But lately, staff members paired him with a 35-year-old female called Estrella based on behavioral changes.
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Scientists Recreate Charles Darwin's Historic 1830s Expedition To Galapagos
Like Charles Darwin did in 1831, a group of scientists and environmentalists last year set sail from the English port of Plymouth, headed for the Galapagos islands off the coast of Ecuador.
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UK Woman Who Collapsed Due To "Stress" Was Later Diagnosed With Stage 4 Cancer
The doctors prescribed steroids to stop the tumour from growing, but due to the advance stage, she started chemotherapy.
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Endangered Pink Iguana Hatchlings Spotted For The First Time On Galapagos Island
The iguanas, which can stretch up to 18.5 inches (47 cm) in length, were first discovered by national park rangers in 1986.
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Scientists Discover Nursery Of Endangered Hammerhead Sharks In Ecuador
A team of researchers has discovered a nursery of baby hammerhead sharks off an island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago, a finding that could help protect the species from the threat of extinction.
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Back When Radhika Apte Was Living The Dream In A Striped Swimsuit In The Galapagos
Radhika Apte's holiday style certainly is fabulous
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Iguanas Reproducing On Galapagos Islands More Than A Century After Disappearing: Report
A species of land iguanas that disappeared more than a century ago from one of Galapagos Islands, is reproducing naturally after being reintroduced there, a report in Newsweek said.
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Rare Baby Albino Galapagos Giant Tortoise Makes Public Debut, Internet Delighted
A zoo in Switzerland has welcomed a rare albino Galapagos giant tortoise. The zoo posted a "never before seen" photo of the baby tortoise on its Facebook page on Friday. The two tortoises were born as part of a conservation program.
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A Fifth Of World's Reptile Species Deemed Threatened With Extinction
About a fifth of reptile species - from the Galapagos tortoises to the Komodo dragon of the Indonesian islands, from West Africa's rhinoceros viper to India's gharial - are threatened with extinction, researchers said.
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Boat Carrying Diesel Fuel Sinks Off Ecuador's Sensitive Galapagos Islands
A scuba diving boat sank Saturday off one of Ecuador's ecologically sensitive Galapagos Islands but damage was minor and no one was hurt, officials said.
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Reports Of 300+ Chinese Vessels Near Galapagos "Deeply Troubling": Mike Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said reports of hundreds of Chinese vessels near the Galapagos Islands were "deeply troubling," following recent reports out of Ecuador about vessels from a predominately Chinese fishing fleet.
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100-Year-Old Giant Tortoise "Diego" Retires After Saving His Species
Diego the giant Galapagos tortoise whose tireless efforts are credited with almost single-handedly saving his once-threatened species, was put out to pasture Monday on his native island after decades of breeding in captivity, Ecuador's environment minister said.
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Relative Of Extinct Tortoise Located In Galapagos
A scientific expedition to the Galapagos Islands has discovered a tortoise with a "strong" genetic link to a presumed-extinct subspecies made famous by the popular Lonesome George, national park officials said Friday.
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Hammerhead Shark Refuge Found In Galapagos
A new breeding ground for endangered hammerhead sharks has been found in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador's government said.
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Endangered Galapagos Tortoises Become First-Time Parents At Almost 100
Two endangered Galapagos tortoises have become parents for the first time at nearly the age of 100, the Philadelphia Zoo has announced.
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100-Year-Old Tortoise Starts His First-Time Fatherhood at Philadelphia Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo has long been active in Galápagos tortoise conservation—giants native to the Ecuadorian archipelago. Arriving in the zoo in the 1940s, it had never exhibited any inclination for mating. But lately, staff members paired him with a 35-year-old female called Estrella based on behavioral changes.
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Scientists Recreate Charles Darwin's Historic 1830s Expedition To Galapagos
Like Charles Darwin did in 1831, a group of scientists and environmentalists last year set sail from the English port of Plymouth, headed for the Galapagos islands off the coast of Ecuador.
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UK Woman Who Collapsed Due To "Stress" Was Later Diagnosed With Stage 4 Cancer
The doctors prescribed steroids to stop the tumour from growing, but due to the advance stage, she started chemotherapy.
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Endangered Pink Iguana Hatchlings Spotted For The First Time On Galapagos Island
The iguanas, which can stretch up to 18.5 inches (47 cm) in length, were first discovered by national park rangers in 1986.
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Scientists Discover Nursery Of Endangered Hammerhead Sharks In Ecuador
A team of researchers has discovered a nursery of baby hammerhead sharks off an island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago, a finding that could help protect the species from the threat of extinction.
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Back When Radhika Apte Was Living The Dream In A Striped Swimsuit In The Galapagos
Radhika Apte's holiday style certainly is fabulous
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Iguanas Reproducing On Galapagos Islands More Than A Century After Disappearing: Report
A species of land iguanas that disappeared more than a century ago from one of Galapagos Islands, is reproducing naturally after being reintroduced there, a report in Newsweek said.
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Rare Baby Albino Galapagos Giant Tortoise Makes Public Debut, Internet Delighted
A zoo in Switzerland has welcomed a rare albino Galapagos giant tortoise. The zoo posted a "never before seen" photo of the baby tortoise on its Facebook page on Friday. The two tortoises were born as part of a conservation program.
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A Fifth Of World's Reptile Species Deemed Threatened With Extinction
About a fifth of reptile species - from the Galapagos tortoises to the Komodo dragon of the Indonesian islands, from West Africa's rhinoceros viper to India's gharial - are threatened with extinction, researchers said.
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Boat Carrying Diesel Fuel Sinks Off Ecuador's Sensitive Galapagos Islands
A scuba diving boat sank Saturday off one of Ecuador's ecologically sensitive Galapagos Islands but damage was minor and no one was hurt, officials said.
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Reports Of 300+ Chinese Vessels Near Galapagos "Deeply Troubling": Mike Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said reports of hundreds of Chinese vessels near the Galapagos Islands were "deeply troubling," following recent reports out of Ecuador about vessels from a predominately Chinese fishing fleet.
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100-Year-Old Giant Tortoise "Diego" Retires After Saving His Species
Diego the giant Galapagos tortoise whose tireless efforts are credited with almost single-handedly saving his once-threatened species, was put out to pasture Monday on his native island after decades of breeding in captivity, Ecuador's environment minister said.
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Relative Of Extinct Tortoise Located In Galapagos
A scientific expedition to the Galapagos Islands has discovered a tortoise with a "strong" genetic link to a presumed-extinct subspecies made famous by the popular Lonesome George, national park officials said Friday.
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Hammerhead Shark Refuge Found In Galapagos
A new breeding ground for endangered hammerhead sharks has been found in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador's government said.
