Mr Gharial

Aldabra giant tortoise greenhouse - Large tortoises

The greenhouse has three separate groups of Aldabra giant tortoises. On the left, a group of small juveniles. On the right, a group of medium-sized juveniles. And in the back (seen here), a group of enormous, fully-grown tortoises. This group also has an extra viewing platform in the back
This exhibit holds the biggest giant tortoises I've ever seen, huge individuals with enormous back plates on their shields. This exhibit actually has a separate viewing platform in the back, but it was temporarily closed (presumably because of corona)

The guy you see in the back was looking from the other side of the glass doors, which would usually open automatically
 
Do you have any further information on the Aldabran tortoises?
F.i., how many adults, the sex-age distribution in these and whether any females have been consistently laying eggs?

Exhibit-wise: would be nice to know if they have installed loose sand in pits to enable females to deposit their eggs.
 
@Kifaru Bwana

No clue, but I'm fairly certain they're not breeding. Though they do have a huge amount of juveniles (they've had these from the start)
 

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