A pet Aldabra giant tortoise enjoyed neck scratches from his owner. Footage shows the shelled creature Mumu perched on the edge of his enclosure to meet his caretaker in Pathum Thani, Thailand on ...

There are more tortoises than humans on this UNESCO World Heritage Site – in fact, it’s home to the largest wild Aldabra giant tortoise population in the world Esmeralda is a rather remarkable ...

3. Aldabra Giant Tortoise, A Centuries-Old Wanderer of the Indian Ocean On the remote atolls of the Indian Ocean, the Aldabra giant tortoise moves with slow, deliberate steps, seemingly unfazed by ...

Giant Aldabra tortoises can live to around 150 years. In 2022, Jonathan the Seychelles Giant Tortoise celebrated his 190th birthday — more or less — on St Helena in the remote South Atlantic ...

Several giant tortoises have been found dead in woodland owned by the National Trust in Devon. Devon and Cornwall Police said seven dead tortoises were found in Ashclyst Forest, to the north of ...

The Aldabra giant tortoise comes out in the spring and stays out through the summer, leaving lots of time to sunbathe and soak up the attention.