are aldabra tortoises the same as galapagos tortoises
Geochelone gigantea, the Aldabra giant tortoise, is one of the largest tortoises in the world.The Aldabra giant tortoise lives on the remote Aldabra atoll, one of the Seychelles group of islands in the Indian Ocean.The Aldabra giant tortoise's current IUCN conservation status is 'vulnerable' to extinction.he main population of the Aldabra giant tortoise resides on the islands of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles. The atoll has been protected from human influence and is home to some 100,000 giant tortoises, the world's largest population of the animal.