Starting a Family After a Century of Waiting

After over 110 years, Henry the Lizard has become a father. Henry is a tuatara, an endangered species only found on New Zealand's offshore islands. He is the oldest tuatara to ever mate at Southland Musuem on the country's South Island. For the longest time, Henry was kept by himself  since he showed no interest in any females and would sometimes attack them when they were looking to mate. But that all changed in 2002 when a cancerous lump was removed from beneath the lizard. Soon after, Henry's attitude towards women quickly changed. Now, Henry is a happy father who has recently entered his middle age for a species that can live well past 200.

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