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An Aldabra giant tortoise walking on bare ground

Science

Aldabra Atoll

Aldabra's giant tortoises number about 180,000

A new atoll-wide estimate from the Seychelles Islands Foundation and the University of Exeter is the largest on record, and it mostly corrects older surveys that missed animals in the shade.

Verified · University of Exeter

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