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 yearsDespite 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 ...
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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These Gorgeous Islands Are One of the World's Most Underrated Cruise Destinations — With Deserted Beaches and 150,000 Giant TortoisesWe were en route to Aldabra Atoll, in the Seychelles, having just spotted a pod of sperm whales off the beam of our ship, when a voice intoned over the P.A. “There will be a biosecurity briefing ...
The first time a tortoise walked through my hut at Middle Camp on Aldabra Atoll, I was amazed. I grabbed my camera and carefully positioned myself to capture this wildlife encounter. The second ...
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