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Mommy, who has lived at the zoo for nearly 93 years, is seen as one of the most “genetically valuable Galapagos tortoises” in the Association of Zoos and Aquarium’s Species Survival Plan. She laid 16 ...

Mommy is considered one of the most genetically valuable Galapagos tortoises in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' ...

(COURTESY OF THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO) Mommy is considered one of the most genetically valuable Galapagos tortoises in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP).