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 for 100 ...
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Thousands of Giant Tortoises Anchor a Thriving Ecosystem on Aldabra, a Remote Atoll in the Indian Ocean
Life on Aldabra atoll, on the western fringe of the Indian Ocean, moves at the pace of its oldest inhabitants. I’ve already dodged a couple of giant tortoises along the white sand path on my morning ...
Little Dot, an Aldabra giant tortoise estimated to be born in 1936, is one of the five giant tortoises going on display at the Indianapolis Zoo this weekend. While the tortoises’ permanent habitat is ...
The Tulsa Zoo is giving its male and female Aldabra tortoises a seasonal break from each other by moving the females behind the scenes. TULSA, Okla. - The Aldabra tortoise herd at the Tulsa Zoo is ...
Cupid broke free on Valentine's Day, but Lincoln didn't crack the wall until Presidents Day. Both are watching their next brother or sister fight its way out of an eggshell to become the third in a ...
Othello and his buddy Ray, who is still living at the Saint Louis Zoo, arrived in the United States as mature adults in 1938 – a whopping 87 years ago. Experts they were at least “several decades” old ...
The animals graze the vegetation into a picturesque turf, fertilize the soil with their dung and disperse seeds over large distances Kevin Gepford Life on Aldabra atoll, on the western fringe of the ...
ST. LOUIS (Gray News) – The Saint Louis Zoo is mourning the death of one of its oldest residents – an Aldabra giant tortoise that was well over 100 years old. The zoo said the tortoise named Othello ...
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