Fatherhood came late, but it surely is there for this 111-year-old reptile whose forefathers roamed the earth with dinosaurs. This fellow is Henry, a tuatara with prehistoric origins, who did not seem interested in females for all this 40 years in captivity and it is safe to assume that he did not reproduce in the wild.

But recently his 80-year-old mate laid eggs which are soon to hatch. He had found his sexual vigor and is now showing interest in two other females. That’s good news, but the zoo-keepers warn that with these people it can take years of foreplay before they come in the copulation mode. Secret of longevity, is it?

Source: BBC

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