One Galápagos tortoise lived 141 years, turning quiet meals and slow steps into a legacy of care, memory, and conservation for us. The post The Remarkable Life of a Galápagos Tortoise Who Became a Zoo ...

San Diego Zoo mourns the loss of Gramma, a Galápagos tortoise estimated to be 141 years old. Born in the Galápagos Islands, she became a beloved "Queen of the Zoo" after arriving in the late 1920s.

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.Gramma was born ...

SAN DIEGO — One of the first animals brought to the San Diego Zoo has died at the age of 141 years old. The zoo announced the death of its beloved Galápagos tortoise, Gramma, on social media, saying ...

Weighing more than 500 pounds and with an average life span exceeding a century, the Galápagos giant tortoise — once one of nature’s most enduring animals — is now one of its most endangered. Found ...

Natural scientist and author Robert Rothman takes readers on a reptillian tour of the Galápagos Islands in his new book, A Paradise for Reptiles: Lizards, Snakes, and Giant Tortoises of the Galápagos ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens is hosting a members only night to unveil the newly-renovated Galápagos Tortoise Exhibit. The zoo says the new exhibit includes a ...