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Up close with a massive 500-pound giant tortoise

At five hundred pounds, this is a large and impressive Aldabra giant tortoise. A wiildlife expert shares that these animals ...

In 2018, Madagascar began rebuilding a giant tortoise population with just 12 founders; their offspring showed increased genetic diversity

Madagascar began rebuilding a giant tortoise population in 2018 with only 12 founder animals at the Anjajavy Reserve in the north-west of the country. The small group faced an important challenge ...
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Zoo mourns death of Othello, a giant tortoise that was ‘well over 100 years old’

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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Giant tortoise surprises a handler with a cute high five

Aldabra tortoise creates a fun moment as the wildlife handler encourages him to give a high five. The video captures the ...