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Authorities were responding to a school bus crash near 34th Street and Girard Avenue by the Philadelphia Zoo – we are working ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A school bus was involved in a crash on Thursday morning in West Philadelphia. The crash happened around 10 a.m. at 34th Street and Girard Avenue, near the Philadelphia Zoo.
Excited for a summer trip to the zoo? Here's what the Brandywine and Philadelphia zoos have in store, from craft beer nights to a sensory-friendly event.
Mommy is 97 and has been at the Philadelphia Zoo since 1932. Milton W. Holden of Philadelphia donated a then 40-pound Western Santa Cruz giant tortoise to the zoo on April 23, 1932.
NORRISTOWN — A vision for the future of the Elmwood Park Zoo could begin taking shape after Norristown council members authorized conditional use approval of a master plan on Tuesday ...
The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed four new Western Santa Cruz tortoises, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise. What makes these new additions remarkable is that their mother, affectionately named ...
It’s been about 18 months since Jo-Elle Mogerman became the first Black woman to serve as the Philadelphia Zoo’s president and CEO. She joined after years in the Midwest between Chicago and St ...
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The Philadelphia Zoo has sprouted five massive plant displays of giant animals and ...
CBS Philadelphia Posted: April 15, 2025 | Last updated: April 15, 2025 Just in time for spring, the Philadelphia Zoo is unveiling its newest exhibit "ZOOtopiaries: Nature's Sculptures." ...
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 "overjoyed" at the ...
A pair of Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoises, who are estimated to be around a century old, have become parents for the first time at the Philadelphia Zoo. The arrival of four hatchlings to ...