Not because your tortoise species is about to go extinct, but because that’s what ... more A 100-year-old tortoise named Diego was shipped out of the San Diego Zoo in 1976 as part of a breeding ...

Prolific Galapagos giant tortoise Diego is being released back into the ... Before being returned to Espanola, tortoises must go through a quarantine period to avoid carrying seeds from plants ...

The giant tortoises are known for their long ... One of the newly freed tortoises is Diego, estimated to be around 100 years old. Renowned for his fertility, he alone has fathered some 800 ...