Lonesome George Got His Mojo ... at the Ripe Old Age of 90!

Posted by Alex in Animal on November 20, 2008 at 1:21 am


At the grand old age of 90, Lonesome George, a giant tortoise from the Galapagos Islands, suddenly got interested in the opposite sex:

A Pinta Island tortoise, George had showed little interest in sex during 36 years in captivity. At 90, George is in his sexual prime and his low libido even raised tabloid-like rumors the 198 pounds (90 kilograms) creature preferred other males. After trying almost everything from artificial insemination to having George watch younger males mate, his keepers had nearly lost hope. But his new-found libido has raised hopes he could save his subspecies from extinction.

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7 comments to "Lonesome George Got His Mojo ... at the Ripe Old Age of 90!"

  1. ted
    November 20th, 2008 at 10:49 am

    You can lead a tortoise to watch her, but you can't make him dink?

  2. Bruce V. Bracken
    November 20th, 2008 at 7:42 pm

    but he'll only put out for rich, 300-year-old females.

  3. vero4902
    November 20th, 2008 at 10:07 pm

    Bow chicka wow wow!

  4. raina_c
    November 21st, 2008 at 5:25 am

    Errrr...I hate poachers/hunters.

  5. Rocky Rook
    November 21st, 2008 at 1:57 pm

    ted's comment rules.

  6. Ali S.
    November 22nd, 2008 at 4:58 pm

    Well, good for him and the species. However, will the young gals be seen as gold diggers by the other tortoises?

  7. lil-missy
    November 6th, 2009 at 11:47 am

    i hope he is to bring out more babies to continue the survival of the speices


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