close up view of a standing aldabra giant tortoise with her four strong legs

1800 africa african aldabra aldabrachelys among and animals around atoll backed background big body breeding brown carapace cave claws close color colour conservation creature cylindraspis digging domed ecology efficient elongated extinct extinction field four francois from giant gigantea grass habitat head heavily heavy indian indigenous island islands large largest legs leguat lived living longest loose mauritius muscles neck ocean originate originating pebble peltastes planet prolonged reptile reptiles reserve rock rodrigues saddle scaled seychelles shape shell skin slow standing stocky stone stretched strong support survival tan tool tortoise tortoises turf up view vosmaeri went with world