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Turtle Kept in Darkness on a Diet of Cat Food, Feels the Sun for the First Time in 50 Years
A wild eastern box turtle who was kept as a pet for decades has been rehabilitated by a rescue in New Jersey and got her ...
AP PHOTOS: Four baby tortoises debut at Philadelphia Zoo, home to their nearly 100-year-old parents
Four baby Galapagos tortoises made their public debut Wednesday at the Philadelphia Zoo. They are the offspring of the zoo’s ...
Philadelphia Zoo's endangered tortoise hatchlings get ‘Golden' names
It took nearly 100 years for a duo of endangered Philadelphia Zoo tortoises to become parents and the "Golden" moment is now ...
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After nearly 50 years cooped up inside, Rockalina the turtle finds the great outdoors
Rockalina was an adult eastern box turtle living in the wild when she was taken into a New York home in 1977. When a reptile ...
Photos: 4 baby tortoises debut at Philadelphia Zoo, home to their nearly 100-year-old parents
One of four Galapagos tortoises hatchlings make its debut at the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
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AP PHOTOS: Four baby tortoises debut at Philadelphia Zoo, home to their nearly 100-year-old parents
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