What is the Aldabra giant tortoise and why is it important? The Aldabra giant is the second-largest species of land tortoise in the world, after the Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra). It ...

Life on Aldabra atoll, on the western fringe of the Indian Ocean, moves at the pace of its oldest inhabitants. I’ve already dodged a couple of giant tortoises along the white sand path on my morning ...

Today, Aldabra Atoll, an island in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar and Tanzania, is a predator-free paradise for more than 100,000 giant tortoises. Gone are the seafarers who over-hunted them to near ...

Loving a pet always comes with the knowledge that time is limited, even when people try not to think about it. Most animals ...

London — Britain's Devon and Cornwall police appealed for information from the public on Wednesday after seven giant tortoises were found dead in an English forest over the past two weeks. Police said ...

With lifespans stretching far beyond human comprehension, creatures like the hydra, Greenland shark and Aldabra tortoise don’t experience the urgency of time that fast-living species do. There are ...

Tortoise Enjoys a 'Good Shell Scratch' at Nashville Zoo The Nashville Zoo’s beloved tortoise Koraline recently enjoyed a “good shell scratch” while hanging out, video from the zoo shows. Koraline is ...

SeaWorld San Antonio announced late last week that it is opening a new attraction, Aldabra Island. The island will serve as a habitat for the Aldabra giant tortoise, one of the world’s largest land ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo is welcoming two of the world's largest tortoise species. The giant tortoise exhibit featuring Galapagos and Aldabra tortoises will open Memorial Day Weekend 2025. ...

Nashville tortoise gets a ‘good shell scratch’ An Aldabra tortoise named Koraline was spotted enjoying a shell scratch at the Nashville Zoo in Tennessee. With nerve endings in its tortoise shell, the ...