Tortoises are often considered "heirloom pets" because their longevity requires more than one generation to care for them. The aldabra tortoise is one of the longest-lived and largest species ...

This story appears in the June 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. The first time a tortoise walked through my hut at Middle Camp on Aldabra Atoll, I was amazed. I grabbed my camera and ...

Let’s find out! Seychelles giant tortoises are a subspecies of the Aldabra giant tortoise. These gentle beasts once lived throughout islands in the Indian Ocean and Madagascar. However ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Prehensile-tailed skinks and Aldabra tortoises. If you’re unfamiliar with those animals, get ready for a quick lesson. RELATED: The Jacksonville Zoo has been a city staple ...

Visitors to iZoo can pet the giant tortoises ... a first-year junior high school student who adores the large tortoises. "We cannot see Aldabra giant tortoises of this size at other facilities ...

There are more tortoises than humans on this UNESCO World Heritage Site – in fact, it’s home to the largest wild Aldabra giant tortoise population in the world Esmeralda is a rather remarkable ...

Two rare Aldabra giant tortoises, one of the biggest species ... How one teen encourages pet adoption through ‘Pets of Hong Kong’ “Every element of [the exhibit] has been carefully ...