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Giant Tortoise Fathers 800 Babies, Saving Its Species
A giant tortoise has fathered 800 babies, saving its species from extinction.
Diego was one of a group of tortoises who were chosen in the 1960s to take part in a breeding programme on Santa Cruz Island, off the southwestern coast of California.
At the time, there were only two males and 12 females of the same species as Diego, the Chelonoidis hoodensis, alive on the island of Española in the Galápagos.
The Lothario was living in captivity at San Diego Zoo when he was selected to take part in the breeding programme.
Now, more than 50 years since it began, and after successfully producing more than 2,000 baby giant tortoises, Ecuador's Environmental Ministry has decided to bring the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative to an end.
The good news was confirmed by a conservationists at Galápagos National Parks.
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