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Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island

Free-roaming Aldabra population far exceeds human population of Seychelles after decades-long recovery programme A survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has discovered that the once endangered species is thriving.

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