World The tortoises that saved their species by having sex have returned to their natural habitat June 17, 2020June 17, 2020Joshua Bote, USA TODAYComments Off on The tortoises that saved their species by having sex have returned to their natural habitat This includes Diego, the nearly 100-year-old Española tortoise, or Chelonoidis hoodensis, who copulated so much that he fathered around 800 offspring.