Born in the 1880s, Gramma the Galapagos tortoise lived through world wars and pandemics while becoming a symbol of ...

Back in the late 1800s, groups of whalers, settlers, and pirates completely shifted the balance of the Galapagos Islands by ...

She was believed to be around 141 years old when she was euthanized due to "ongoing bone conditions related to advanced age," the zoo said Known as "the Queen of the Zoo," Gramma was in the first ...

SAN DIEGO — One of the first animals brought to the San Diego Zoo has died at the age of 141 years old. The zoo announced the death of its beloved Galápagos tortoise, Gramma, on social media, saying ...

For more than a century, a single Galápagos tortoise watched the world change from the calm shade of an enclosure in San Diego. Known as Gramma, she arrived long before jet travel and streaming ...

LOS ANGELES -- After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.

The Galapagos Islands are the stuff of travel legends. First, because flights and lodging on the islands are prohibitively expensive for most travelers. Second, the islands are geared more heavily ...