The tortoises of the zoo are becoming parents for the first time … about 100 years

A pair of older giant tortoises in about 100 years old became parents for the first time in the Philadelphia zoo.

Zoo this week, Abrazzo and four-born hatch, a pair of Western Santa Cruz said the fourth hatches from the tortoise of Galapagos.

Births were “first” in the history of the zoo’s 150 plus, he said and the mother who came in 1932 was the first-known first mother of his species.

Western Santa Cruz Galapagos turtles are criticized in the wild and there are 50 people with less than 50 in the zoos of the United States.

Abrazzo and Mother’s eggs in February, while others quickly watched. The Zoo’s Animal Care team follows others that can still hatch in the coming weeks.

The weight of the four hatches between 70 and 80 grams.

Philadelphia stored behind the scenes inside the zooper and said the amphibian house and “food and growing”, zoo.

On Wednesday, April 23, the four plans for the fourth anniversary of the “93rd anniversary of the arrival of the zoo.”

Children are part of a zoos and aquarium breeding program unity aimed at surviving the species and genetic diversity.

“This is a significant stage in the history of the Philadelphian zoo, and we could not be more excited to share this news with our city, our region and the world,” Zoo President and CEO Jo-Elle Mogerman said.

“My mother came to the zoo in 1932, ie everyone who visited the zoo for the last 92 years saw him,” Ms Mogerman said.

Abrazzo is a new arrival that moved to Philadelphia in 2020 after living in the coast and garden in South Carolina.

“The vision of Philadelphia Zoo is that these children will be part of the galapagos tortoises on our healthy planet since today,” he said.