Many years ago I read a paper by some scientist or other and he said that tortoise reproductory functions don't age. Females can lay viable eggs until they die of old age and males can fertilize those eggs until they die of old age. The article went on to say something about there is no such thing as 'old age' in tortoises and they die from other factors, accident, predators, etc.
Take it or leave it. I'd like to believe it.
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Yvonne
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