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Despite being relatively more quiet than many other popular islands, the islands are home to a number of unique creatures roaming this wild land including the 2,200 giant Aldabra tortoises.

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Some 100,000 giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) range across Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 https ...