"An 111-year-old New Zealand reptile with links to dinosaurs is to become a father for the first time in at least 38 years, after regaining an interest in sex.
Henry the tuatara, a lizard-like creature of prehistoric origin, had grown fat and lazy after arriving at Southland Museum in 1970.
But Henry has now mated with 80-year-old companion Mildred and 11 of her eggs are expected to hatch in six months.
"He wasn't interested in sex until he had a cancerous tumour removed," Southland Museum curator Lindsay Hazley said.
"He bit the tail off his previous female companion twice. But since the operation his hormones have been raging."
Tuatara are found only in New Zealand and are the only existing members of the order Sphenodontia, which was represented by many species during the age of the dinosaurs some 200 million years ago.
All species apart from the tuatara became extinct almost 60 million years ago.
Henry is now enjoying the company of three females in his enclosure, with the next breeding season due in eight months.
"He's definitely up for it, he's become a real Jack the Lad," Mr Hazley said."
Maybe his female interest finally found Reptilian Victoria's Secret.....or....Reptilian Viagra....or BOTH!~ 
...... it would be too much of a 
for me.
..I get myself into enough trouble with one..thanks but no thanks.
