The first of the four hatchlings, all female, began to emerge from its white, hard-shelled egg on Feb. 27, the zoo said. The four hatchlings are part of a clutch of 16 eggs Mommy laid back in November ...

A pair of nearly 100-year-old tortoises have welcomed four baby hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo. "All are doing well, eating and behaving appropriately," a Philadelphia Zoo spokesperson told ...

Now, the baby tortoises weigh about 2 to 3 ounces, or approximately the weight of a chicken egg, the zoo said. The group of siblings could grow in the coming weeks as the animal care team monitors ...