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The Aldabra giant photographed in the Anjajavy Reserve on 26 August 2022. Chainsawpunk/Wikimedia Commons
ALDABRA GIANT

Giant tortoises return to Madagascar 600 years after being wiped out

The reintroduction of the Aldabra giant is the first time giant tortoises have been released in Madagascar since the 1500s

  • Grant Joseph
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