Скачать или смотреть The Philadelphia Zoo's critically endangered Galapagos tortoises now have 16 kids

Beloved nonagenarians Mommy and Abrazzo are parents once again.

Nine more western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises have hatched, the Philadelphia Zoo announced Wednesday. This is the couple’s second clutch, bringing their total number of offspring to 16.

The hatchlings mark a milestone for the 150-year-old institution: Herpetologists have twice successfully boosted the U.S. population of these critically endangered tortoises — a feat once thought to be nearly impossible.

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