Aldabra Island

Aldabra Tortoise Aldabra Tortoise Aldabra tortoises can live for over 100 years! They may be able to live to be 200 years old, but records from past centuries are rare.

Aldabra White-throated Rail Aldabra White-throated Rail The flightless Aldabra white-throated rail actually evolved twice! After the species was wiped out by a flood, more white-throated rails flew to the Aldabra atoll, where their descendants evolved flightlessness again.

Aldabra Sacred Ibis Aldabra Sacred Ibis Sacred ibises were named for Thoth, the ibis-headed Egyptian god of wisdom, science, magic, and art. The Aldabra sacred ibis forages for invertebrates in muddy coastal areas.


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