Discover the Aldabra tortoise, a giant species with remarkable longevity, unique traits, and conservation challenges.

They can live for more than 100 years and weigh up to 250 kilograms -- Aldabra giant tortoises. Researchers have now decoded the genome of Aldabrachelys gigantea, one of only two remaining giant ...

The Greenville Zoo plans to introduce Jake and Mitchell to its Aldabra tortoises to create a mixed species exhibit.

Goober is a male Aldabra tortoise. He first arrived at Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens 56 years ago on June 17, 1968. Since the zoo doesn’t know his birthday they use this day as an anniversary for ...

Reptile Discovery Center staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo are mourning the loss of Alex, an elderly male Aldabra tortoise who was humanely euthanized Aug. 7. At the time of his death, animal ...

Juliette feeds giant Aldabra tortoises as they move around her in the enclosure. While giving them bananas, she explains how they use their noses in water to check if it is good before drinking ...

An international team of researchers has found evidence that suggests the giant tortoises living on the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles may have once had to watch out for crocodile attacks. In their ...

A lack of moisture can turn desert soil into an environment almost devoid of plant life, but tortoises have proved an ...

The newest residents at the Reptile Discovery Center at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo are in no rush to grow up. The Zoo welcomed two juvenile Aldabra tortoises in late September from the Henry ...

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