You don’t want to mess with mating tortoises. National Geographic explorer Paul Rose learned this the hard way on an island in the Seychelles.
After hearing a strange noise from the bushes, Rose decides to investigate.
What he finds is a pair of large tortoises in the process of mating.
Shell-shocked: Here’s the male tortoise after getting caught in the act. He seems slightly embarrassed.
His embarrassment soon turns into wrath and a full-speed chase ensues.
Tortoise in rage: this is a sight no one ever wants to see.
“This is what you call dogged determination,” Rose remarks as his pursuer refuses to give up the chase.
