Aldabra Giant Tortoise

Description:

The second most giant tortoise in the world. After only the Galapagos. The second picture was taken at the Tulsa Zoo's endangered species building where they try to breed endangered animals to be released into the wild.

Habitat:

The main population of the Aldabra giant tortoise resides on the islands of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles. The atoll has been protected from human influence and is home to some 100,000 giant tortoises, the world's largest population of the animal.Another isolated population of the species resides on the island of Changuu, near Zanzibar, and other captive populations exist in conservation parks in Mauritius and Rodrigues.