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Amorous giant tortoise is saving his species from extinction

By Diane Bell, The San Diego Union-Tribune
Published: January 17, 2020, 6:02am

SAN DIEGO — A giant tortoise from the San Diego Zoo has created his own Galapagos Islands following — literally.

The love life of Diego, a playboy tortoise, has gained him a place in the national spotlight.

Last week, CNN publicized the story of a “womanizing tortoise whose rampant sex life may have single-handedly saved his entire species from extinction.”

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