Sentences with phrase «seychelles giant tortoise»

In the 19th century the Seychelles Giant Tortoise, much like similar tortoise species on other Indian Ocean islands, was hunted to extinction.

A related subspecies is the Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys hololissa) which is thought to have become extinct in the mid 1800s.

The Hawaiian crow and the Seychelles giant tortoise only exist in zoos, for example.

Not exact matches

Similar plans to replace missing giant tortoises have been carried out in several locations, including Seychelles and the Mascarene Islands, and «researchers have seen very good success everywhere,» Pedrono told LiveScience's OurAmazingPlanet.

On Mauritius's Round Island, giant tortoises from Madagascar and the Seychelles are being experimentally introduced to replace the native ones driven to extinction in the 19th century.

The coat of arms of Seychelles features an Aldabra giant tortoise and a white - tailed tropicbird, two species that are regularly seen on North Island.

Other related species include the Aldabra giant tortoise in the Seychelles.

Now with the Giant Tortoise you would be forgiven for thinking I was in the Galapagos Islands but in fact I was in the Seychelles, a group of islands smack bang in the middle of the Indian Ocean equally renowned for their beauty and wild life.

The chain of 115 atolls that make up the Seychelles are what desert island dreams are made of: gorgeous white - sand beaches dotted with huge boulders polished smooth by the sea, lush rain forests, unusual wildlife like giant tortoises and seabirds, and healthy coral reefs that make for some of the best diving and snorkeling in the world.

During a National Geographic expedition to an island in the Seychelles once ravaged by the guano industry, he was drawn towards a «powerful rhythmic grunting» coming from dense bushes, he writes, and was «delighted to find that it was two giant tortoises mating — a beautiful thing to witness.»