Overview

• Goliath was born around 1890 on Santa Cruz Island, joined the Bronx Zoo in 1929 and has been at Zoo Miami since 1981.
• His partner Sweet Pea, estimated at 85–100 years old, laid eight eggs in January, with one hatching after 128 days of incubation.
• The June 4 hatchling is thriving in its own enclosure and marks the institution’s first successful Galapagos tortoise breeding.
• This milestone advances the Species Survival Plan aimed at protecting endangered Galapagos tortoises from habitat loss and climate threats.
• Zoo Miami officials have applied to Guinness World Records to recognize Goliath as the oldest first-time father globally.