Biodiversity seemed doomed. NGM Maps But then the country experienced a shift in conservation consciousness—and the giant Aldabra tortoises are among its most visible signs. These massive ...

But it’s hard to blame the dangerous dawdler: a giant tortoise ... The sulcata are the third-largest tortoise species (bested ...

Among the ones in its care is a Galapagos giant tortoise, an endangered species. Among the 40 or so other tortoises is a Aldabra giant tortoise. Some have shells a full 130 centimeters in length.