Explorer Interrupts Mating Tortoises, Slowest Chase Ever Ensues | National Geographic

I can hear a call over here so I’m kind

I can hear a call over here so I’m kind of pushing blowing kind of sound very

of pushing blowing kind of sound very

of pushing blowing kind of sound very intriguing sound and that’s downwind

intriguing sound and that’s downwind

intriguing sound and that’s downwind from us so it’s a big sound to come

from us so it’s a big sound to come

from us so it’s a big sound to come against the wind

mating tortoises how lucky is that yes

mating tortoises how lucky is that yes fantastic though they’ve stopped mating

fantastic though they’ve stopped mating

fantastic though they’ve stopped mating now and I’m not sure if that’s because

now and I’m not sure if that’s because

now and I’m not sure if that’s because we’ve got a bit close or if they’ve just

we’ve got a bit close or if they’ve just

we’ve got a bit close or if they’ve just finished but it either way it’s a

finished but it either way it’s a

finished but it either way it’s a wonderful thing to experience right

wonderful thing to experience right

wonderful thing to experience right – beautiful tortoises mating right under

– beautiful tortoises mating right under

– beautiful tortoises mating right under the bush there’s just you know there’s

the bush there’s just you know there’s

the bush there’s just you know there’s nothing else going on no sound on this

nothing else going on no sound on this

nothing else going on no sound on this island at all so it was the sound of

island at all so it was the sound of

island at all so it was the sound of their mating Butler tadesse to walk you

their mating Butler tadesse to walk you

their mating Butler tadesse to walk you know 200 yards he got wind of us

don’t move

don’t move just don’t move don’t move

this is the mail saying hey I think

this is the mail saying hey I think you’ve interrupted my mating session and

you’ve interrupted my mating session and

you’ve interrupted my mating session and what’s just amazing is that the

what’s just amazing is that the

what’s just amazing is that the completely relentless to make sure

completely relentless to make sure

completely relentless to make sure you’re well off his territory which I

you’re well off his territory which I

you’re well off his territory which I thought might be 10 feet but I’ve

thought might be 10 feet but I’ve

thought might be 10 feet but I’ve actually been on on about a 400 yard

actually been on on about a 400 yard

actually been on on about a 400 yard circuit round here with this whopping

circuit round here with this whopping

circuit round here with this whopping great thoughtless determined to take a

great thoughtless determined to take a

great thoughtless determined to take a bit on my leg this is what you called

bit on my leg this is what you called

bit on my leg this is what you called dogged tortoise determination he hasn’t

dogged tortoise determination he hasn’t

dogged tortoise determination he hasn’t seen my finishing sprint yet you can’t

seen my finishing sprint yet you can’t

seen my finishing sprint yet you can’t blame him he’s in the bushes over there

blame him he’s in the bushes over there

blame him he’s in the bushes over there mating on this beautiful private quiet

mating on this beautiful private quiet

mating on this beautiful private quiet island and I pitch up to take a look

island and I pitch up to take a look

island and I pitch up to take a look yeah but complain me see you buddy I’m

yeah but complain me see you buddy I’m

yeah but complain me see you buddy I’m faster than you after all see you mate

faster than you after all see you mate

faster than you after all see you mate leave you to it