On June 15, 2025, in Miami, Goliath the Galapagos tortoise turned 135 and became a first-time father. His offspring hatched ...

Goliath had been paired with several female tortoises before, in hopes of producing a hatchling, but the process wasn’t ...

Goliath, a 517-pound Galapagos tortoise and the oldest animal at Zoo Miami, celebrated his 135th birthday and became a father for the first time, zoo officials announced in a post on Facebook.