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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:04 am ]
Post subject:  Paternity tests for 'promiscuous' Hermann's tortoise

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/20318565

Quote:
Baby tortoises have been given paternity tests to find out whether sperm storage affects fertilisation.

Female Hermann's tortoises mate with multiple partners and can store sperm inside their bodies for years.

Scientists found that in egg clutches with multiple fathers, mating order did not affect males' fertilisation success.

Previous studies into similar species have found that a higher proportion of eggs are fertilised by the last mate.

Clearly male tortoises are not paying for baby tortoise maintenance. :shock:

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