https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/01/13/after-his-robust-sex-life-saved-his-species-he-has-won-his-freedom/

(CNN) — A tortoise whose rampant sex life saved his entire species from extinction has retired from his breeding days, returning to the wild with his mission accomplished.

Diego is believed to be more than 130 years old, according to the San Diego Zoo, where he lived for almost 50 years.