Here at the Galapagos Islands lives Lonesome George, the only surviving giant Pinta island tortoise. But to the delight of conservationists, five eggs not yet hatched have been found in his “bachelor” pen. The father-to-be tortoise will have to wait three months to find out whether the eggs are fertile. Scientists have been trying to get George to mate for the last twenty years, but now at age 90, the tortoise seems to be in his prime. [Dr. Santiago Ron, Herpetologist]: “George’s estimated age is roughly between 60 and 90 years old, but in reality, nobody knows for sure until what age can the giant tortoise reproduce. Tortoises were hunted for their meat by sailors and fishermen to the point of extinction, while their habitat has been eaten away by goats introduced from the mainland.