Critical danger, about 100 100 -year -old Galapagos turtle Philadelphia zoo has become a parent for the first time.
In an announcement on Friday, the zoo said it is “Happy” on the arrival of four hachings, The first in more than a hundred years in history. Baby Zoo’s two oldest residents, female mothers and men are the descendants of Abrazo.
The zoo said that the coordination is being kept behind the curtains inside the house and the Ambibine house for now, “food and properly growing,” the zoo said. They weigh between 70 and 80 grams, about the weight of a chicken egg. The first egg was ready on February 27, and even more, which can still be hatch, is being monitored by the zoo’s animal care team.
“This is an important milestone in the history of the Philadelphia Zoo, and we cannot be too excited to share this news with our city, region and the world,” said Joe El Mugheman.
“The mother arrived at the zoo in 1932, which means that anyone who has gone home for the last 92 years has seen it,” he said. “The vision of the Philadelphia Zoo is that those hachings will be a part of the population promoting the galapagos turtles 100 years from now on our healthy planet.”
Mother considered one of the most genetically valuable gallopagos turtles Zoo and Aquarium Association ‘ Plan of survival of species. She is also the oldest mother of the West Santa Cruz Galapagos species. The last clutch of such turtles was in the Banks’ Zoo and Garden in the Colombia River Colombia, South Carolina in 2019, to hatch at an AZA-approved zoo. San Diego Zoo, Zoo Miami and Honololo Zoo also have couples at the zoo.
The zoo also contested on April 23, with the public start of Hitchings.
