Despite sea level rise in the Western Indian Ocean, more than 60% of Aldabra Atoll's shoreline remained unchanged from 1960 to 2011, based on aerial and satellite image analysis. On average ...

This story appears in the June 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. The first time a tortoise walked through my hut at Middle Camp on Aldabra Atoll, I was amazed. I grabbed my camera and ...

A clam species, known for its incredible longevity, living centuries in the deep sea. This species is native to the North Atlantic Ocean, and it is harvested commercially as a food source, with a ...

Aldabra's raised atoll shoreline: From 1960 to 2011, 24% of the shoreline changed at a rate of 25 cm/ yr, the lagoon shoreline changed at 32 cm/yr and the ocean shoreline changed at 15 cm/yr.

The Aldabra atoll, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is home to the largest wild Aldabra giant tortoise population in the world. There are about 100,000 of them - that’s more tortoises than there ...

In the Indian Ocean, species like the Aldabra giant tortoise thrive on the Aldabra Atoll. Geographers and zoologists refer to the Socotra archipelago nearby as the "Galapagos of the Indian Ocean ...

sanctuary was preserved for Aldabra’s flightless rails, red-footed boobies and other unique wildlife that had been threatened by plans to build an airbase on the tiny Indian Ocean atoll (TIME ...

His collection inspires an appreciation of the archipelago’s 115 islands and their flora and fauna – including the bohar snapper, one of the Aldabra Atoll’s top predators. Working with a group of ...

Impressive family film offers a unique stories of the wonderful animals who inhabit the Aldabra atoll, were born here, create communities, give birth to young and struggle for their survival.

Aldabra's raised atoll shoreline: From 1960 to 2011, 24% of the shoreline changed at a rate of 25 cm/ yr, the lagoon shoreline changed at 32 cm/yr and the ocean shoreline changed at 15 cm/yr.