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Endangered Galapagos Tortoises Become First-Time Parents At Almost 100
- Tuesday April 8, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
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
- Monday April 7, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
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
- Tuesday May 21, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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
- Tuesday March 7, 2023
- World News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
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
- Wednesday December 21, 2022
- Feature | Edited by Anjali Thakur
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
- Friday May 3, 2024
- World News | Reuters
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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Iguanas Reproducing On Galapagos Islands More Than A Century After Disappearing: Report
- Wednesday August 3, 2022
- World News | Edited by Diksha Rani
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
- Monday June 6, 2022
- World News | Edited by Diksha Rani
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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www.ndtv.com
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A Fifth Of World's Reptile Species Deemed Threatened With Extinction
- Wednesday April 27, 2022
- World News | Reuters
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
- Sunday April 24, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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
- Friday August 28, 2020
- India News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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100-Year-Old Giant Tortoise "Diego" Retires After Saving His Species
- Wednesday June 17, 2020
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
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
- Saturday February 1, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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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www.ndtv.com
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Endangered Galapagos Tortoises Become First-Time Parents At Almost 100
- Tuesday April 8, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
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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www.ndtv.com
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100-Year-Old Tortoise Starts His First-Time Fatherhood at Philadelphia Zoo
- Monday April 7, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Scientists Recreate Charles Darwin's Historic 1830s Expedition To Galapagos
- Tuesday May 21, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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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www.ndtv.com
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UK Woman Who Collapsed Due To "Stress" Was Later Diagnosed With Stage 4 Cancer
- Tuesday March 7, 2023
- World News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
The doctors prescribed steroids to stop the tumour from growing, but due to the advance stage, she started chemotherapy.
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www.ndtv.com
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Endangered Pink Iguana Hatchlings Spotted For The First Time On Galapagos Island
- Wednesday December 21, 2022
- Feature | Edited by Anjali Thakur
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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www.ndtv.com
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Scientists Discover Nursery Of Endangered Hammerhead Sharks In Ecuador
- Friday May 3, 2024
- World News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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Iguanas Reproducing On Galapagos Islands More Than A Century After Disappearing: Report
- Wednesday August 3, 2022
- World News | Edited by Diksha Rani
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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www.ndtv.com
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Rare Baby Albino Galapagos Giant Tortoise Makes Public Debut, Internet Delighted
- Monday June 6, 2022
- World News | Edited by Diksha Rani
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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www.ndtv.com
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A Fifth Of World's Reptile Species Deemed Threatened With Extinction
- Wednesday April 27, 2022
- World News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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Boat Carrying Diesel Fuel Sinks Off Ecuador's Sensitive Galapagos Islands
- Sunday April 24, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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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www.ndtv.com
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Reports Of 300+ Chinese Vessels Near Galapagos "Deeply Troubling": Mike Pompeo
- Friday August 28, 2020
- India News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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100-Year-Old Giant Tortoise "Diego" Retires After Saving His Species
- Wednesday June 17, 2020
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
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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www.ndtv.com
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Relative Of Extinct Tortoise Located In Galapagos
- Saturday February 1, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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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www.ndtv.com