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Aldabra giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea gigantea), 2019-10-05

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Some of these have rather horrible shells and look undersized, so I guess some of these might be rescues from less than ideal backgrounds.
I would certainly hope they are rescues, as those shells are from some signifigant malnutrition at some point in their development.
 
@DelacoursLangur Most of the reptiles at Pairi Daiza are rescues as they cooperate with a reptile rescue charity (Carapace). These might fit into that story also.

I have in any case never seen an Aldabra giant tortoise (or any other tortoise) in a zoo with pyramiding/shell malformation this bad (although I have seen individuals with some of it before).
 
To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if this is their own doing. Especially because giant tortoises are not a species easily available to private keepers, so the chance of this many rescues is very slim. It's not the first time I hear about nutritional problems in Pairi Daiza saddly.
 

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