On this Father’s Day, June 15, Zoo Miami’s oldest animal celebrated his 135th birthday. His name is “Goliath,” and he is a Galapagos tortoise that weighs 517 pounds. Up until the prior week, he had ...

Always choose pasteurized liquid eggs with "100% whole eggs," which often have more nutrients and are less processed, the experts note. Look for the USDA inspection mark on the packaging.

The zoo's Tropical Discovery exhibit is also home to mom Waffles and three males named Short-Stack, Denny and Flapjack. So naturally, the zoo wants to continue with a pancake-themed name for the baby.

Fort De Soto Park Manager, Dave Harshbarger, first noticed the gopher tortoises on the beach. “We did have a gopher tortoise population in the park, but it was limited, 8 known burrows at that time.

How many eggs remain by puberty? When you reach puberty, you have between 300,000 and 400,000 eggs. This decrease is caused by the fact that more than 10,000 eggs die each month before puberty.

What You Need To Know Giant Galapagos tortoises feast on pumpkin treats at Disney World The snack, prepared by animal nutritionist at the park, provides health benefits Hundreds of pumpkins have ...

El Chato Tortoise Reserve (Santa Cruz Island) is ranked #5 out of 12 things to do in Galapagos Islands. See pictures and our review of El Chato Tortoise Reserve (Santa Cruz Island).