Aldabra tortoises are one of the world’s largest land tortoises, weighing up to 550 pounds. Males are larger than females and have longer, thicker tails. Males can weigh up to 550 pounds and their ...

A captive breeding program has seen the return of Galápagos giant tortoises to Española in the Galápagos Islands. As the tortoise population rebounds, the island ecosystem is in the process of ...

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What is the Aldabra giant tortoise and why is it important? The Aldabra giant is the second-largest species of land tortoise in the world, after the Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra). It ...

Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s most impressive longevity experiments. Giant tortoises are redefining what ...

The animals graze the vegetation into a picturesque turf, fertilize the soil with their dung and disperse seeds over large distances Kevin Gepford Life on Aldabra atoll, on the western fringe of the ...

Xavier Castro is a writer who works at the Galapagos Conservancy, where he dedicates himself to educating the public about ...

The island of Floreana, part of the Galápagos archipelago, is steeped in mystery and lore. From its history as a prison in the 1830s to eccentric human inhabitants one hundred years later to the world ...

FLOREANA ISLAND, ECUADOR — Nine men walk single file like an army, marching uphill and under the equatorial sun with hundred-pound plastic crates strapped to their backs. When they finally crest the ...