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Although the first three clutches produced eggs that weren’t viable, the 16 eggs she laid in November 2024 have so far resulted in four hatchlings, all of them female. The sex of tortoise ...

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Galapagos tortoises are herbivores native to the Galapagos Islands, off the coast of Ecuador. Female tortoises typically lay up to 20 billiard-ball-sized eggs at a time, according to the ...

Galapagos tortoises are herbivores native to the Galapagos Islands, off the coast of Ecuador. Female tortoises typically lay up to 20 billiard-ball-sized eggs at a time, according to the Philadelphia ...