The mother of the tortoise hatchling is also pushing record numbers, with an age between 85 and 100 years old. “Sweet Pea” ...

Nature holds secrets to long life. Certain animals outlive humans by centuries. Rougheye rockfish lives over 200 years.

This Father's Day was historical at the Miami Zoo, as its oldest animal celebrated his 135th birthday with a perfect gift. His name is Goliath, a Galapagos tortoise that weighs 517 ...

This Father's Day will be unforgettable at the Miami Zoo as Goliath, a Galapagos giant tortoise and the zoo's oldest resident ...

Zoo Miami's oldest animal, a 135-year-old Galapagos tortoise named Goliath, has become a father for the first time, marking a historic first hatchling for the zoo. Zoo Miami's oldest animal ...

An endangered giant tortoise has become the oldest first-time mom of her species after having her first babies at around 100 years old. Philadelphia Zoo recently hatched eggs laid by an elderly ...

Mommy, a western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis niger porteri), made international headlines earlier this month for becoming the oldest first-time mom of her species.Mommy's exact age ...

Little Dot, an Aldabra giant tortoise estimated to be born in 1936, is one of the five giant tortoises going on display at the Indianapolis Zoo this weekend. While the tortoises’ permanent ...

A scaley South Dakota resident is celebrating a major milestone this month. A Giant Aldabra Tortoise named Orville is turning 120 years old. The other tortoises ...

Much like people, some animals take to parenthood later than usual. A pair of Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have just become parents as they approach the century ...