Thomas Akre, head of the Turtle Conservation Ecology Lab at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...

Stepping off the path, I arrived at a small pond beneath a copse of trees, where I spotted one large male perched on the bank ...

Leaf-toed geckos were thought to be locally extinct on Rabida Island, but the diminutive reptiles have re-emerged after a ...

Just as evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin filled his journals with observations and sketches from the Galápagos Islands ...

A TORTOISE slow to become a father has had his first child — aged 135. Goliath, a Galapagos tortoise weighing 517lb, had never had kids despite trying with a number of females over the years ...

Trending News: In a historic event for Zoo Miami, Goliath, a 135-year-old Galapagos tortoise, has become a first-time father. After arriving at the zoo in 1981, Goli ...

Goliath, a 517-pound (234-kilogram) Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami, became a father for the first time earlier this month, zoo officials said.

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.

The 517-pound tortoise became a father for the first time this month, siring a rare hatchling for his endangered species.

A South Florida zoo's oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day on Sunday. Goliath became a father for the first time earlier this month, zoo officials said.

A 134-year-old tortoise in Miami becomes a a dad for the first time before Father's Day It's the first time in the history of the zoo that a Galapagos turtle has hatched ...