The schiribilla bird of the Galápagos Islands was observed by Charles Darwin in 1835 but has been missing ever since — until ...

The birth of tortoises native to Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos increases their U.S. population from 44 to 48. A few ...

By Shreya Dasgupta Socotra Island, known as the Galápagos of the Indian Ocean, hosts an unusual diversity of plants found ...

The two oldest residents of the Philadelphia Zoo are brand new parents to four hatchlings — a major milestone for this critically endangered species.

Dire wolves, which went extinct more than 10,000 years old, are much larger than gray wolves, their closest living relatives ...

A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time ...

A roughly 100-year-old western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise has become a mom for the first time after reproducing with a ...

Mommy, a 97-year-old Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise, became the oldest first-time mom of her species after she welcomed four ...

La Pinta boasts some of the largest cabins in the Galapagos with floor-to-ceiling bedroom windows, and can host 48 passengers. Isabela II is smaller, with 20 cabins and up to 40 guests per sailing.

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A secretive creature observed by Darwin has long since been thought extinct, until observers recently spotted a specimen. Here's what happened.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish attends a spring training baseball practice at the team’s training ...