Aldabra
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In the walled garden by the hotel’s bungalows, two Aldabra giant tortoises, Abra and Cadabra, creep between sun and shade.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025
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 • Mar. 12, 2024
Police said the dead animals were thought to be Aldabra giant tortoises.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2024
They found that 75 percent of the species, including Aldabra giant tortoises and pancake tortoises, exhibited low or negligible senescence.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022
The end of the week brought us up to the Aldabra Islands, one of the puzzles of the world.
From The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales by Bullen, Frank T.
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