The Ocean Quahog has turned heads with its astonishing lifespan. Found in the icy depths of the North Atlantic, these deep-sea clams live over 500 years. A particularly famous Ocean Quahog, aptly ...
A deep-sea fish of the Pacific Ocean which has one of the longest lifespans of any fish species at around 200 years. Native to the Aldabra Atoll, these tortoises are known for their exceptional ...
LUX* South Ari Atoll sits alone on Dhidhoofinolhu island, at the lowest end of the South Ari Atoll, spreading across two miles of powder-white beaches edged by turquoise waters and vibrant coral reefs ...
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Tortoises were introduced to the island in the early 2000s from the Aldabra atoll in the Seychelles and, in 2021, 12 hatchlings were born on Necker – the first outside the species’ native homeland.
Aldabra’s outer shoreline, which borders the open ocean, changed at an average rate of 15 centimeters (6 inches) per year. The inner shore, which encircles the atoll’s central lagoon ...
Fossil evidence suggests that these reptiles once thrived on multiple land masses, but today, they are primarily found on the Galápagos and in the Aldabra Atoll of the Seychelles. Their wide-ranging ...
ISAS research ... Despite sea level rise in the Western Indian Ocean, more than 60% of Aldabra Atoll's shoreline remained unchanged from 1960 to 2011, based on aerial and satellite image analysis.
Some 100,000 giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) range across Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 https ...
And during a recent mission in the Seychelles (where these photos of Dalio diving were shot) OceanX also created the first-ever comprehensive map of the Aldabra Atoll, the world's second-largest ...