They enthralled sailors. They inspired Darwin. Then, by the mid 19th-century, the iconic Floreana tortoise was gone. Here’s how a group of persistent scientists unlocked the secrets to bringing them ...
This story appears in the February 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. Bob enjoys breakfasts of caviar, dips in his own saltwater pool, and biweekly foot massages on the beach. A charmed life, ...
The oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo has died, far outliving anyone who ever cared for her, guaranteed. Galapagos tortoise Gramma was born in her native habitat and was estimated to be about 141 ...
No one knows exactly when Gramma the Galápagos tortoise was born on that volcanic chain of Pacific islands. What is clear, though, is that she lived through the fall of empires, two world wars, and ...
Gramma, the beloved Galapagos tortoise who lived at the San Diego Zoo for nearly a century, has died on Nov. 20. She was (about) 141. The zoo's care team "made the compassionate and exceptionally ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Gramma was born in her native habitat and was ...
After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died. Gramma was born ...
LOS ANGELES — After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.