PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating 150 years since they first opened their gates on July 1, 1874. And the zoo has a day of festivities planned on Monday for the big anniversary.

A bird's vision and quality of life is restored thanks to a partnership between the Philadelphia Zoo and Penn Vet.

WEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Any trip to Philadelphia Zoo must include a visit to see Mommy, the Galapagos tortoise who gained global attention when she became a first-time mom at the estimated ripe ...

For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo has new additions to the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise family.

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Philadelphia Zoo has unveiled the East Coast premiere of Wildlife Rescue, an interactive new exhibit ...

Spring is in the air … and at the Philadelphia Zoo. In a partnership with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, the zoo is ready to refresh, revitalize and reimagine its 42-acre gardens.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (AP) — A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said it is ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Zoo reopened to the public Thursday as more outdoor activities are being allowed following coronavirus shutdowns. "It's been a long few months and I know that ...

It took nearly 100 years for a duo of endangered Philadelphia Zoo tortoises to become parents-- the time to name those hatchlings will be much, much shorter. On April 23, 2025, the historic zoo showed ...

Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment Wednesday at a Philadelphia Zoo event to show off the highly ...

UPDATE: Three more of Mommy's eggs have hatched as of May 15. All of the baby tortoises are boys. The longest resident at the Philadelphia Zoo is a new parent — and the oldest known first-time mom of ...