7 largest reptiles on earth ‘six times’ larger than a human – from green anaconda to saltwater crocodile
Reptiles have existed for millions of years, demonstrating remarkable resilience and adaptations. The seven largest reptiles ...
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Tortoises rule on this isolated island
This story appears in the June 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. The first time a tortoise walked through my hut at Middle Camp on Aldabra Atoll, I was amazed. I grabbed my camera and ...
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Image analysis highlights Aldabra Atoll's remarkable shoreline resilience over 51 years
Despite sea level rise in the Western Indian Ocean, more than 60% of Aldabra Atoll's shoreline remained unchanged from 1960 to 2011, based on aerial and satellite image analysis. On average ...
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Bird Island: White sand, exotic wildlife & the world's largest tortoise
The Aldabra atoll, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is home to the largest wild Aldabra giant tortoise population in the world. There are about 100,000 of them - that’s more tortoises than there ...
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Plastic waste in the Indian Ocean 1 (IMAGE)
Credit Caption: Debris accumulating on Aldabra Atoll, a remote coral island and UNESCO World Heritage Site in the southwestern Seychelles. These photographs were taken as part of a major 2019 ...