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Galpagos Tortoise "Gramma", Oldest Animal Of California Zoo, Dies At 141
After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galpagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.
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Galapagos Tortoise Celebrates 135th Birthday And His First Father's Day at Zoo Miami
Goliath became a father when one egg out of a clutch of eight successfully hatched on June 4, officials 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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Galpagos Tortoise "Gramma", Oldest Animal Of California Zoo, Dies At 141
After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galpagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.
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Galapagos Tortoise Celebrates 135th Birthday And His First Father's Day at Zoo Miami
Goliath became a father when one egg out of a clutch of eight successfully hatched on June 4, officials 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.
