Despite sea level rise in the Western Indian Ocean, more than 60% of Aldabra Atoll's shoreline remained unchanged from 1960 to 2011, based on aerial and satellite image analysis. On average ...

This story appears in the June 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. The first time a tortoise walked through my hut at Middle Camp on Aldabra Atoll, I was amazed. I grabbed my camera and ...

I don’t think Esmeralda minds.“ Esmeralda is one of many Aldabra tortoises living on Bird Island, a coral cay surrounded by white-sand beaches and can’t-quite-believe-it turquoise sea.

Impressive family film offers a unique stories of the wonderful animals who inhabit the Aldabra atoll, were born here, create communities, give birth to young and struggle for their survival.

Aldabra's raised atoll shoreline: From 1960 to 2011, 24% of the shoreline changed at a rate of 25 cm/ yr, the lagoon shoreline changed at 32 cm/yr and the ocean shoreline changed at 15 cm/yr.

We were en route to Aldabra Atoll, in the Seychelles, having just spotted a pod of sperm whales off the beam of our ship, when a voice intoned over the P.A. “There will be a biosecurity briefing ...

the islands are home to a number of unique creatures roaming this wild land including the 2,200 giant Aldabra tortoises. These giant tortoises roam free around the island where visitors can also ...