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WATCH: Slowest Chase Ever After Mating Tortoises Interrupted

Assumption Island, located in one of the most remote and uninhabited quarters of the vast Seychelles archipelago of 115 islands, is notable for a variety of reasons, but this week it received worldwide attention for being the location of one of the slowest hot pursuits in history.

VIDEO: Seychelles: Slowest Chase Ever After Mating Tortoises Interrupted

  • Seychelles:   Slowest Chase Ever?

    Seychelles News Agency, 22 March 2015

    Although Assumption Island, located in one of the most remote and uninhabited quarters of the vast Seychelles archipelago of 115 islands, is notable for a variety of reasons, this… Read more »

Neil Gelinas/National Geographic/YouTube

"He's determined to take a bit out of my leg" remarks National Geographic scientific expedition leader Paul Rose, as the pursuit lumbers past the island's concrete airstrip.

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