An albino Galapagos giant tortoise baby is seen in grass on June 3, 2022. Advertisement The Galapagos giant tortoise is an endangered species, with fewer than 15,000 alive today, according to ...

But an albino baby tortoise is unheard of. The albino baby hatched on May 1, two-and-a-half months after the mother laid five eggs on Feb. 11, Reuters reported.

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

Nearly 200 baby tortoises were discovered in a suitcase by officials at a Galapagos airport Sunday. Officials said they believed the hatchlings were removed from tortoise nests on Santa Cruz Island.

A Galápagos park ranger points at a numbered baby giant tortoise at a breeding center in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz island, on March 18, 2009. On Sunday, March 28, 2021, airport officials on Isla ...

Galapagos tortoises come from the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador. As the largest living species of tortoise, males can grow to be 500 pounds, while females average around 250 pounds.

I n early April, the Philadelphia Zoo welcomed four baby tortoises to their family, the first to be born there in the Zoo's 150-year history. The proud first-time mom, aptly named Mommy, was 93 ...

One giant tortoise born in Switzerland isn't like its peers. It's a super-rare albino. The surprising baby, which has red eyes, was born in early May at the Tropiquarium de Servion zoo and is now ...

Airport authorities in the Galapagos Islands seized 185 newborn tortoises that were found wrapped in plastic in a red suitcase. Officials discovered the tortoise hatchlings on Sunday when they X ...

Officials at an airport in the Galápagos Islands seized 185 baby tortoises on Sunday that were wrapped in plastic and packed in a suitcase that was bound for mainland Ecuador, the authorities said.

Galapagos Islands airport staff discover 185 baby tortoises wrapped in plastic inside suitcase. Jordan Mendoza. ... the Galapagos tortoises are the biggest of their kind and can live over 100 years.

Airport authorities in the Galapagos Islands seized 185 newborn tortoises that were found wrapped in plastic in a red suitcase. Officials discovered the tortoise hatchlings on Sunday when they X ...