aldabra giant tortoise aldabrachelys gigantea

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Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)

The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), from the islands of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, is one of the largest tortoises in the world. Historically, giant tortoises were on many of the western Indian Ocean islands, as well as Madagascar,