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The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and genus Aldabrachelys. The species is endemic to the Seychelles , with the nominate subspecies , A. g. gigantea native to Aldabra atoll.
The genus name derives from Aldabra, a coral atoll in the Seychelles, plus chelys, from the Greek, χέλυς, for "tortoise" or "lyre", since Hermes was the first to invent the lyre from a hollowed out tortoise shell.
The three Aldabra-Seychelles giant tortoise subspecies can be distinguished based on carapace shape, but many captive animals may have distorted carapaces, so they may be difficult to identify. Arnold's giant tortoise is flattened, smooth, and with a relatively high opening to the shell; it is usually black.
An Aldabra giant tortoise, an example of a giant tortoise.. Giant tortoises are any of several species of various large land tortoises, which include a number of extinct species, [1] as well as two extant species with multiple subspecies formerly common on the islands of the western Indian Ocean and on the Galápagos Islands.
The tortoise hatchlings were discovered wrapped in plastic in a red suitcase bound for the port city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Sunday. Officials discovered nearly 200 baby tortoises wrapped in ...
Aldabrachelys grandidieri was a giant tortoise, one of the largest in the world, measuring about 125 cm (49 in) in carapace length. It was originally one of the six endemic tortoise species of Madagascar (two large Aldabrachelys ; two medium Astrochelys ; two small Pyxis ).
The Zoo has four adult giant tortoises ranging in age from 80-120 years old. Their names are Max, Isa, Miss B, and Ellie. The new babies are also the father Max's first-ever hatchlings.
Following in her mom's bootprints! Bindi Irwin is loving mom life, especially since it looks like her 2-year-old daughter, Grace, has the same affinity for wildlife conservation that she does.In a ...