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22-09-2009, 12:49 AM
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Possible Seychelles Giant Tortoise
I was working in Blackpool Zoo for a few weeks and took some pictures of Darwin. He's possibly a Seychelles Giant Tortoise which would mean he is one of only 12 left in the world. Apparently they can't figure out if he is or not, dunno why though! He's rather large, he weighes around 50 stone!
Anyway...      And one of a Sulcata Tortoise: 
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22-09-2009, 08:07 AM
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 bloody hell its like an elephant playing dressing up games aint it! He looks enormously huge! What a beautiful tortoise he is - the colour of his shell is amazing Thanks for putting those pics up! 
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22-09-2009, 08:24 AM
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very nice
 would need a bigger shed for him 
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22-09-2009, 09:38 PM
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hopefully polished with just water!!!
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22-09-2009, 09:40 PM
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I did some stuff at blackpool and it did through me as well. I have never seen another like him. He is a sweet fella though
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22-09-2009, 11:35 PM
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Quote:
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28-09-2009, 10:03 AM
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Of D. dussumieri more then 10.000 specimens walk on the island of Aldabra, but the 2 other species, D. arnoldi and D. hololissa are actually quite rare.
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30-09-2009, 08:00 PM
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WHOAAAAAAAAAAAA bazzuka that verucca
what a faboulous specimen !!!
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30-09-2009, 09:04 PM
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He's lovely, but it seems that he's already known as an Aldabran (seychelles) giant tortoise.
He's listed on ISIS as Aldabrachelys gigantea rather than the rarer species remaining. https://app.isis.org/abstracts/abs.asp Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles have been reviewing potential rarer specimens in captivity and conducting genetic research, so I suspect that if he wasn't an Aldabran Blackpool would already know 
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