Is this the slowest wild animal chase ever?

An explorer taking part in a conservation project in the Seychelles was chased down by a wild animal after disturbing a mating session.

Fortunately for expedition leader Paul Rose, the animal in question was a giant tortoise - and what ensued was potentially the slowest chase ever caught on camera.

Rose and his cameraman were on Assumption Island when they spotted the tortoises mating, and crept closer for a better look.

But their arrival seems to kill the moment for the amourous reptiles, as the video shows they soon stop their romantic activities.

The male, understandably upset that his intimate moment had been interrupted, then sets about chasing the pair off his territory.

Despite the creature's slow speed, the cameraman stumbles in his hast to avoid a nasty bite as the tortoise doggedly pursues them in his mission to take revenge.

Eventually, Rose and the cameraman put distance between them and the turtle heads back into the brush.

The men were on the island as part of the Pristine Seas project, an initiative launched by National Geographic to chart and protect wild parts of the ocean by raising awareness of the dangers they face.