Galapagos tortoises become first-time parents aged nearly 100

The creatures are nearly 100 years old (Alamy/PA)

A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents.

The zoo said it was “overjoyed” over the arrival of the four hatchlings, a first in its more than 150-year history.