February 5, 2009

Giant Tortoise Sex



Last week, Sara's dad took us to Galapaguera, a tortoise breeding station in the highlands of the island. We trekked through the hot, dry sanctuary and found a herd of them hanging out in the shade. On her last visit, Sara said, two were trying to have sex, but the male was working on the wrong end. I asked if maybe he knew what he was doing. If you live for 150 years, aren't blow jobs inevitable?

I couldn't find any reports online, but behold these shocking sex-related tortoise facts:

-They keep their penises in their tails.

-They don't sexually mature until 20-25.

-Prime baby-making age is 60-90 (ick).

-Foreplay: males bite the females until they immobilize themselves by pulling in their legs. 

-Frustrated non-dominant males sometimes try to mate other males and boulders.

-During sex, they emit "rhythmic groans."

-"Do they do everything slowly?" you may ask. Apparently so: sex takes an average of two hours.

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