Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise, is a living legend. Born around 1832, Jonathan is 191 years old and has seen the world change in unimaginable ways. His incredible lifespan makes him the ...

Tortoises pay little attention to humans as they pass through the huts on Aldabra Atoll. I was there to shoot a story about island restoration in the Seychelles, far off the east coast of Africa ...

Watson was visiting Guy Savy, the owner of Bird Island, Seychelles, when the very large tortoise approached them. As Guy tells the story: “We were having fun naming our newfound friend.

As well as a tortoise adoption experience at the sanctuary ... and coral brought back to life by its on-site conservation project. The Seychelles celebrates Creole food and local produce at ...

Often, though, the tortoises will wander onto the beaches to eat washed-up seedpods. This female, who is probably at least 100 years old, regularly forages along the beach in front of a research ...

Picturesque island with magnificent animal and plant diversity, the world's best beach and local cuisine you'll remember for ...

When Charles Darwin came across giant tortoises on the Galápagos Islands, he said: "I was always amused when overtaking one of these great monsters, as it was quietly pacing along, to see how ...

The Seychelles has 115 islands to travel to ... The world’s biggest and heaviest free-roaming tortoise lives happily on Bird Island, where tortoises outnumber humans and natural wonders abound.

Thomas used a low, wide-angle lens to capture the constant shell-pushing as the tortoise in the foreground fought for its position ‘upstairs’ in the last remaining cool spot. The dry, hot, Seychelles ...

As one of the largest types of tortoise on the planet ... you will need to charter a yacht or rent a boat, as Seychelles' ferry system doesn't service the island. You can visit Curieuse Marine ...