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 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 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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