A 70-year-old giant tortoise in ‘peak physical condition’ has fathered a whopping eight baby Giant Galapagos tortoises.
Dirk, named after porn star Dirk Diggler from Boogie Nights, mated with three females he shares a pen with in Crocodiles of the World in Oxfordshire
The arrival of the eight babies at Crocodiles of the World in Brize Norton is a huge boost to the conservation status of the giant Galapogos tortoise which is an endangered species
Charlie then laid two more eggs fertilised by Dirk, who is said to be in peak physical condition, and these have recently hatched.
The arrival of the eight babies at Crocodiles of the World in Brize Norton is a huge boost to the conservation status of the giant Galapogos tortoise which is an endangered species.
There are now about 15,000 individuals left in the world compared to 200,000 in the 19th century.
