Aldabra giant tortoise

A zookeeper lures an Aldabra giant tortoise onto a scale at the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam August 10, 2011. The tortoises are weighed every two years to check their health.



An Aldabra giant tortoise walks toward the camera as two others are weighed on a scale at the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam August 10, 2011. The tortoises are weighed every two years to check their health.



Two Aldabra giant tortoises mate at the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam August 10, 2011.



A zookeeper lures an Aldabra giant tortoise onto a scale at the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam August 10, 2011. The tortoises are weighed every two years to check their health.



A woman weighs a giant tortoise at the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam on August 10, 2011 during their biennial weightings as part of their general health check up. The heaviest tortoise weighed 229 kilos.


source: daylife
photo: Reuters