15 Major Facts About The Aldabra Giant Tortoise: The Aldabra giant tortoise is the second largest species of land tortoise in the world. The Galapagos giant tortoise is the largest species of land tortoise in the world. Here are the list of 15 major facts about the Aldabra giant tortoise.
15 Major Facts About The Aldabra Giant Tortoise
1. The Aldabra giant tortoise is the second largest species of land tortoise in the world. The first one is the Galapagos giant tortoise.
2. The Aldabra giant tortoise is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae.
3. The Aldabra giant tortoise is native to the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles.
4. The Aldabra giant tortoise is the species of Aldabrachelys gigantea (A. gigantea).
5. The Aldabra giant tortoise can live for 100 years and has a fascinating history.
6. 4 million years ago, The Aldabrachelys abrupta lineage migrated, likely via a combination of drifting with floating vegetation and assisted by their natural buoyancy and good swimming abilities, to the Seychelles.
7. The Aldabra giant tortoises are occur in a wide variety of habitats, including scrub forests, mangrove swamps, and coastal dunes and beaches, each with their respective vegetation.
8. The carapace of Aldabrachelys gigantea is brown in color with a high domed shape. It has stocky, heavily scaled legs to support its heavy body.
9. The Aldabra giant tortoises are herbivores. It eats grasses, leaves, woody plant stems, and fruit.
10. The Aldabra giant tortoise is listed as ‘vulnerable’ by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).
11. The male aldabra giant tortoise is typically weighing between 550-900 pounds (250-400 kg).
12. The female aldabra giant tortoise is weighing around 330-440 pounds (150-200 kg).
13. Aldabra giant tortoise are known to consume fruits such as apples and banana, as well as compressed vegetable pellets.
14. The Aldabra giant tortoise is known to be found in places that are commonly known as ‘tortoise turf’.
15. Adwaita (A male Aldabra giant tortoise) was reputedly one of four brought by British seamen from the Seychelles Islands as gifts to Robert Clive of the British East India Company in the 18th century, and came to Calcutta Zoo in 1875.
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