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Galapagos tortoise celebrates 135th birthday and first Father’s Day at US zoo

The oldest resident at a zoo in the US has celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father’s Day. Goliath, a 517lb (234kg) Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami in Florida, became a father for the first time earlier this month, zoo officials said. ...

15 Jun 2025 at 07:53

Meet Fernanda the giant tortoise from a species believed extinct a century ago

Scientists have reported that a rare species of giant tortoise thought to have died out more than a century ago is not in fact extinct. Genetic research has shown that a female specimen discovered on one of the Galapagos Islands three years ...

09 Jun 2022 at 17:00

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Tallest Galapagos volcano erupts

The tallest mountain in the Galapagos Islands has erupted, spewing lava down its flanks and clouds of ash over the Pacific Ocean, according to Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute. A cloud of gas and ash from Wolf Volcano rose to 3,793 metres ...

07 Jan 2022 at 19:25

New species of Galapagos finch ‘can arise after just six consecutive droughts’

Six consecutive droughts is all it takes for a new species of finch to emerge in the Galapagos islands, scientists have said. The Galapagos is a province in Ecuador well known for the diversity of finches. These birds are collectively ...

10 Oct 2024 at 19:00

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