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Galapagos tortoise's sexual prowess results in 800 offspring, saving species from extinction

Source
Malay Mail (Malaysia)

Publication Date
2020-01-13

A Galapagos tortoise named Diego may have single-handedly saved his species with his fiery libido. France24 reported that the 100-year-old Don Juan was first brought to the US from his home island of Espanola, Ecuador to take part in a captive breeding programme in the 1960s.

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https://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2020/01/13/galapagos-tortoises-sexual-prowess-results-in-800-offspring-saving-species/1827466