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Diego is a centenarian tortoise of the species Chelonoidis hoodensis , native to Española Island. In the 1960s, his species was on the absolute brink of extinction with only in the wild.

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: Thanks to Diego and the breeding program, the wild population has grown to over 2,000 individuals . Diego is a centenarian tortoise of the species

: In 1977, he was returned to a breeding center on Santa Cruz Island. Over the next four decades, he fathered an estimated 800 to 900 offspring , single-handedly accounting for nearly 40% of the repopulation effort. : In 1977, he was returned to a

: Diego was originally taken from the Galápagos in the early 20th century and spent decades at the San Diego Zoo.