The Aldabra Tortoise

The Aldabra Tortoise

Somewhere in the indian Ocean, northeasth of Madagascar, lies an island called the Aldabra island. ''The home of giant tortois... 10:13

Somewhere in the indian Ocean, northeasth of Madagascar, lies an island called the Aldabra island. ''The home of giant tortoise''.



The Aldabra giant tortoise from the islands of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, is one of the largest tortoises in the world. 

the giant creature has a stocky, heavily scaled legs to support its heavy body. It has a long heavy  neck.

An average Aldabra weighs as high as 132kg. the female are relatively smaller in size than the male.

The atoll has been protected from human influence and is home to some 100,000 giant tortoises, the world's largest population of the animal.

 As the largest animal in its environment, the Aldabra tortoise performs a role similar to that of the elephant. Their vigirous search for food falls trees and creates pathways used by other animals.

Just like every other friendly creatures, these giant tortoises love the feel of human hands and are good pets.

Primarily herbivores, Aldabra giant tortoises eat grasses, leaves,and woody plant stems.

They occasionally indulge in small invertebrates and carrion, even eating the bodies of other dead tortoises.
In captivity, Aldabra giant tortoises are known to consume fruits such as apples and bananas, as well as compressed vegetable pellets.

Little fresh water is available for drinking in the tortoises' natural habitat, so they obtain most of their moisture from their food.

 The most fascinating thing about this creatures is their life span. according statistics, a giant Aldabra tortoise can live up to 250 years, interesting right!. Although there as been some difficulty in ascertaining this statistics since they outlive humans. wonderful creatures, aren't they?




Source:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldabra_giant_tortoise