Rare Tortoises Hatch in Australia

Two endangered Galápagos tortoises were hatched at the Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Australia in January. The animals are found only in the Galápagos Islands, near the equator. They can grow to be 5 feet long and 880 pounds, and can live up to 150 years. The hatchlings are gradually gaining weight, but they won’t reach their full size until they’re about 20 to 25 years old. They join two 3-year-old hatchlings at the zoo. There are only about 10,000 of the tortoises left in the wild, where feral animals are their biggest threat