A sex-obsessed Galapagos Tortoise that saved his species from going extinct with his love for reproduction has officially retired.

Diego, the hero tortoise, was shipped out of the Galapagos National Park’s breeding program recently.

According to the National Geographic:

It is possible, though perhaps unlikely, that among the remaining giant tortoises of the Galápagos Islands, there exists an old-timer that was a hatchling at the time of Charles Darwin’s famous visit in 1835. Giant tortoises are the longest-lived of all vertebrates, averaging over 100 years. The oldest on record lived to be 152.

The reptile was brought to a remote and uninhabited Espanola.

Paulo Proano Andrade, the environment minister of Ecuador, said:

We are closing an important chapter. Diego will return home after decades of breeding in captivity and saving their species from extinction.

Minister Andrade also announced that Diego went home with 25 other tortoises.

Images that were shared with the public show the animal being escorted off a speedboat back home.

He and his pals will have to undergo a quarantine period to avoid them carrying seeds from plants that are not native to the island.

Diego, the beast, was transported from the San Diego Zoo to Santa Crus 50 years ago.

He was placed on a breeding program along with 15 other tortoises.

50 years ago, there were only 2 males and 12 females left in their natural habitat, which means the chances were pretty low to save the species.

However, little did the researchers know that Diego was a guy on a mission.

According to the park rangers, Diego fathered at least 40 percent of the 2,000 tortoise population.

Well, Go Diego Go!

Diego is now 100 years old and weighs around 175 pounds.

The legend is leaving 800 descendants behind him.

Diego single handedly saved his species from going extinct.

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