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Aldabra is the world's second-largest
coral atoll,
lying southeast of the
continent of Africa. It is part of the
Aldabra Group of
islands in the Indian...
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Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) is a
species of
tortoise in the
family Testudinidae. The
species is
endemic to the Seyc****es, with...
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Aldabra Group are part of the
Outer Islands of the Seyc****es,
lying in the
southwest of the
island nation,
around 1,100
kilometres (680 miles) from...
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giant tortoise are
found on two
remote groups of
tropical islands:
Aldabra Atoll and
Fregate Island in the Seyc****es and the Galápagos
Islands in...
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considered a
distinct species),
Dryolimnas (cuvieri) aldabr**** (
Aldabra rail),
inhabits Aldabra,
while the semi-flightless
subspecies D. c.
abbotti (****umption...
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Aldabra Island day gecko, or
Aldabra day
gecko (Phelsuma
abbotti abbotti), has been
found on the
Aldabra Atoll (Seyc****es). It
lives on low trees...
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flightless bird
Aldabra rail
became extinct approximately 136,000
years ago
following sea
level rise and the
total inundation of the
island of
Aldabra it inhabited...
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occurs in two
subspecies on
Madagascar and at
Aldabra. The race from
Aldabra is also
called Aldabra kestrel (Falco
newtoni aldabr****). Its closest...
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Aldabra drongo (Dicrurus aldabr****) is a
species of bird in the
drongo family Dicruridae. It is
endemic to Seyc****es,
where it
occurs only on the...
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sizes in
excess of 100 kg,
including the
Galapagos giant tortoise and the
Aldabra giant tortoise. They are
usually diurnal animals with
tendencies to be...
