Sex machine: prolific Galápagos tortoise saves his species
by Jessica Glenza in New York from Environment | The Guardian on (#4XV0C)
Only 15 giant Espanola tortoises were left in the wild before one male sired 800 offspring in a wildly successful breeding program
The Galipagos National Park has announced it is ending a captive breeding program for giant Espanola tortoises, after one tortoise produced more than 800 offspring, helping save the species.
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