This is Mr. Mac, an Aldabra tortoise, one of the largest tortoise species in the world and possibly the longest-living creature on the planet. These tortoises are capable of surpassing 180 years of ...

They can live for more than 100 years and weigh up to 250 kilograms -- Aldabra giant tortoises. Researchers have now decoded the genome of Aldabrachelys gigantea, one of only two remaining giant ...

Reptile Discovery Center staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo are mourning the loss of Alex, an elderly male Aldabra tortoise who was humanely euthanized Aug. 7. At the time of his death, animal ...

This Aldabra tortoise may look enormous, but at around 34 years old he is still considered young for his species. Already ...

Goober is a male Aldabra tortoise. He first arrived at Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens 56 years ago on June 17, 1968. Since the zoo doesn’t know his birthday they use this day as an anniversary for ...

Taking his time, Al stretched out his neck before chomping down on a banana containing his daily medicine. The 600-pound Aldabra giant tortoise at Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek is still on the slow ...

An international team of researchers has found evidence that suggests the giant tortoises living on the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles may have once had to watch out for crocodile attacks. In their ...

The newest residents at the Reptile Discovery Center at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo are in no rush to grow up. The Zoo welcomed two juvenile Aldabra tortoises in late September from the Henry ...

One of the National Zoo’s oldest and largest animals died Tuesday after caretakers found fluid inside his shell and around his heart. Zookeepers euthanized Alex, a 100-year-old Aldabra tortoise who ...

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