Any trip to Philadelphia Zoo must include a visit to see Mommy, the Galapagos tortoise who gained global attention when she became a first-time mom at the estimated ripe old age of 97.

Remember those four female tortoise hatchlings named after the Golden Girls at the Philadelphia Zoo? They now have three brothers! Three more critically endangered Galapagos tortoises have now ...

NEW AT SIX. EXPANSION OF THE LION ENCLOSURE AT THE BLANK PARK ZOO IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY. THE ZOO BROKE GROUND ON THE MARJORIE, A FOSTER LION CONSERVATION CENTER. ZOO LEADERS SAY IT WILL TRIPLE ...

They are the centerpiece of his first exhibition in a decade. ''Ode to George 2'' is one of a pair of sculptures by Clifford Ward based on an antelope that once lived at the Philadelphia Zoo. Like ...

Why wine and dine when you could wine with a view? Or even better, wine with a zoo! The Philadelphia Zoo is partnering with Philly Wine Fest this year for two sparkling sessions on Saturday ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW) -- The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed three new additions to its animal family this week after a group of male Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises hatched. The boys join the ...

The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed three new additions to its animal family this week after a group of male Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises hatched. The boys join the Golden Girls — four ...

The Philadelphia Zoo’s “oldest and most famous residents” became first-time parents in April. And their family continues to grow. A zoo press release sent via email proudly announced that ...

PHILADLEPHIA (WPVI) -- History hatched twice. The Philadelphia Zoo's famous Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, named Mommy and Abrazzo, are proud parents again! Both are nearly 100 years old.