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 ...

Despite 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 ...

There are more tortoises than humans on this UNESCO World Heritage Site – in fact, it’s home to the largest wild Aldabra giant tortoise population in the world Esmeralda is a rather remarkable ...

Impressive family film offers a unique stories of the wonderful animals who inhabit the Aldabra atoll, were born here, create communities, give birth to young and struggle for their survival.

Barnaby, an Aldabra tortoise, is the Blank Park Zoo's oldest resident and has lived at the zoo since it opened in 1966. Last November, his zookeepers noticed he was having some trouble moving ...