By mating Isabela tortoises that are most genetically similar to G. elephantopus, selecting the offspring that are most similar and mating those, through successive generations the species' genetic makeup may be largely restored.
Dolphin screams, walruses bellowing, geese hissing, an African crane's mating call, tortoises mating, and human rasps were mixed to formulate various raptor sounds.
Whether we're clearing up vomit, hiding cardboard boxes or trying to stop a tortoise from mating with our shoe, our relationship with pets is peculiarly comforting, in some ways.
I recorded that at Marine World … the people there said, "Would you like to record these two tortoises that are mating?" It sounded like a joke, because tortoises mating can take a long time.
And when you have dancing blue foot boobies, mating frigatebird, smiling giant tortoises, motionless golden iguanas, slow-moving crab families, and animated sea lions all within a distance of two feet, you really don't need a special lens to capture the perfect shot.
The research station has tried repeatedly to mate George with tortoises from another island, but thus far he has ungallantly spurned all advances.
The golden tortoise beetle does its colour-changing while mating.
For years, scientists trying to preserve the species made countless attempts to get the solitary tortoise to mate, all of which proved unsuccessful.
Although the exact history of tortoise pairing in captivity is incomplete, it is certain that males and females have had unequal access to mating partners during the breeding program.
Scientists' attempts to get George to mate with other giant tortoises from the Galápagos Islands and to eventually repopulate Pinta all failed and were often comical.
