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  2. Giant tortoise - Wikipedia

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    The Aldabra giant tortoise ( Aldabrachelys gigantea) lives on the remote Aldabra Atoll, one of the Seychelles group of islands in the Indian Ocean It is the only living species in the genus Aldabrachelys. Two other species in the genus, Aldabrachelys abrupta, and Aldabrachelys grandidieri were formerly endemic to Madagascar, but became extinct ...

  3. Columbus Zoo and Aquarium - Wikipedia

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    The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a non-profit zoo located near Powell in Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States, north of the city of Columbus. The land lies along the eastern banks of the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir on the Scioto River, at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Powell Road. It has a worldwide reputation, largely ...

  4. Seychelles giant tortoise - Wikipedia

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    The Seychelles giant tortoise ( Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa ), also known as the Seychelles domed giant tortoise, is a tortoise subspecies in the genus Aldabrachelys . It inhabited the large central granitic Seychelles islands, but was hunted in vast numbers by European sailors. By around 1840 it was presumed to be extinct, along with the ...

  5. Aldabrachelys gigantea arnoldi - Wikipedia

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    Arnold's giant tortoise ( Aldabrachelys gigantea arnoldi), also known as the Seychelles saddle-backed giant tortoise, is a tortoise subspecies in the genus Aldabrachelys . It inhabited the large central granitic Seychelles islands, but was hunted in vast numbers by European sailors. By around 1840 it was presumed to be extinct, along with the ...

  6. Aldabra giant tortoise - Wikipedia

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    The Aldabra giant tortoise ( Aldabrachelys gigantea) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to the Seychelles, with the nominate subspecies, A. g. gigantea native to Aldabra atoll. It is one of the largest tortoises in the world. [7] Historically, giant tortoises were found on many of the western Indian ...

  7. Tortoiseshell - Wikipedia

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    Tortoiseshell or tortoise shell is a material produced from the shells of the larger species of tortoise and turtle, mainly the hawksbill sea turtle, which is a critically endangered species according to the IUCN Red List largely because of its exploitation for this trade. The large size, fine color, and unusual form of the hawksbill's scutes ...

  8. Megalochelys - Wikipedia

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    Colossochelys Falconer & Cautley, 1844. Megalochelys ("great turtle") is an extinct genus of tortoises that lived from the Miocene to Pleistocene. They are noted for their giant size, the largest known for any tortoise, with a maximum carapace length of over 2 m (6.5 ft) in M. atlas. The genus ranged from western India and Pakistan to as far ...

  9. Chelonoidis niger donfaustoi - Wikipedia

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    Chelonoidis niger donfaustoi. At Santa Cruz, Galápagos, in 2024. Chelonoidis niger donfaustoi, known as the eastern Santa Cruz tortoise, is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise living on Santa Cruz Island, within the Galápagos. Until 2015, C. n. donfaustoi was considered conspecific with the western Santa Cruz tortoise, C. n. porteri.

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