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The Aldabra Giant Tortoise belongs to the true tortoises and only occurs on the Aldabra Atoll, the largest atoll in the Indian Ocean. It has a relatively small head whose diameter is similar to that of the neck. Compared to the Galápagos Giant Tortoise, it has vertical, slitted nostrils, larger scales on the head, a neck plate and the ability to drink through its nose.

Details

  • Title: Aldabra giant tortoise
  • Location: Aldabra-atoll, Seychelles
  • Type: dermoplastic
  • Rights: Sven Tränkner Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
  • weight: 200 kg
  • size: 1,30 m
  • scientific name: Aldabrachelys gigantea
  • geological Age: recent

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