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Aldabra giant tortoise in the Seychelles

The Aldabra Giant Tortoise is a giant species of tortoise which is only found in its natural habitat in the Seychelles. It is one of the largest species of tortoise on the planet and is also one of the world's longest living animals, with one Aldabra Giant Tortoise individual reported to reach the age of 255 years old. These tortoises are about one metre in length and, as the photograph suggests, they have an incredibly long neck which is used to tear leaves from the branches higher up trees.

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Uploaded on December 26, 2014
Taken on December 14, 2014