Aldabra

/ ælˈdæbrə /

noun

1. an island group in the Indian Ocean: part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (1965–76); now administratively part of the Seychelles

Example Sentences

Police said one charge states: "Between 29 December 2023 and 2 January 2024 at Exeter in the county of Devon threw down, dropped or otherwise deposited litter, namely ten deceased Aldabra tortoises and left it in East Devon."

From BBC

The force said the second charge states: "Between 23 and 29 December 2023 at Exeter in the county of Devon did not take such steps as were reasonable in all the circumstances to ensure that the needs of an animal for which you were responsible, namely 10 Aldabra tortoises, were met to the extent required by good practice in that due to not checking on the daily welfare and heating system relating to their care which failed and led to the animals' death."

From BBC

For example, coral larvae spawned at the remote Aldabra atoll could disperse westwards towards the east coast of Africa via the East African Coastal Current.

From Science Daily

Police said the dead animals were thought to be Aldabra giant tortoises.

From BBC

The force said they were thought to be Aldabra giant tortoises - classed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

From BBC