The Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Geochelone gigantea), from the islands of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, is one of the largest tortoises in the world. Primarily herbivores, Aldabra Tortoises will eat grasses, leaves, and woody plant stems.
Box turtles are common residents of the woods in the southeastern U.S. Their trademark is a hinge on the front part of the plastron allowing the turtle to close up very tightly.
Forest hinge-backed tortoises are found throughout western Africa. The typical habitat of these tortoises is tropical forests, where it is warm and moist. These tortoises have get their name from the ability to close the rear part of the shell. When the
The beautiful turtles are found in the freshwater and estuary parts of rivers in their range, they are known to enter full salt water and nest on the same beaches as Sea Turtle.