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ML167813
Aldabra giant tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea
Contributor
Jon Erickson Media from this contributor
Date
11:00 AM
Location
Ile aux Aigrettes
Grand Port, Mauritius
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Female - 1; Adult Male - 1
- Behaviors
- Courtship, display, or copulation
- Playback
- Not specified
Media notes
First segment: MT-10 is just on top of the unidentified individual mating. Shortly after the recording begins, the two separate. Second segment: MT-10 is following R-7 who is moving away from the field house. Eventually, R-7 stops and MT-10 climbs onto her. They move together forward until R-7 walks under a branch. The branch hits MT-10 and they stop there. They begin mating. The microphone is being moved counterclockwise around the tortoises from approx. "6:00 o'clock" to "9:00 o'clock" in relation to their heads. Once the mic reaches "9:00 o'clock", they stop mating and MT-10 dismounts. Other Behaviors: Copulate.
Technical information
- Recorder
- MARANTZ PMD 661
- Microphone
- Sennheiser MKH 20
- Accessories
- Telinga Parabola 54.7cm/15.5cm (21.5in/6.1in)
Archival information
- Cataloged
- 22 Mar 2012 - Jay McGowan
- Digitized
- 22 Mar 2012 - Jay McGowan
- Edited
- 22 Mar 2012 - Jay McGowan