A turtle named Diego has saved his species from extinction by giving birth to more than 800 babies. The species name of the turtle named Diego is Chelonoidis hoodensis. By 1970, only 14 turtles of the species were alive.
At that time Chelonoidis hoodensis had 2 sons and 12 daughters alive. At that time breeding or reproduction process is undertaken so that the species does not become extinct. If the breeding process had not been taken in the 1960s, the Chelonoidis hoodensis turtle species might have become extinct.
Currently, there are 2000 species alive. The most surprising thing is that it is 100 years old. In 2020, it fathered more than 800 children. The fact is that a large part of this species is alive in the world as the successor of Diego.
If this species still exists, it is because of the turtle named Diego. From those 14 turtles, the number of species has now reached 2000. Without Diego, the species might not have survived this long.
Its height is 1.5 meters or 5 feet. It weighs 80 kg. Diego the turtle has some special features. For example, It is a hard-skinned animal, with a long neck, and its back shell is quite large in size.
This tortoise lives in the Galapagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador in the Pacific region. As of 1970, only 14 of its species were alive on the island of Española.
At that time, Diego was brought in for scientific research. The turtle was brought to the San Diego Zoo 30 years ago. Diego was later returned to the Galapagos Islands in 1976. Chelonydis hudensis turtles play an important role in nature’s ecosystem.