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ML167563
Aldabra giant tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea
Contributor
Jon Erickson Media from this contributor
Date
5:43 PM
Location
Round Island
Mauritius
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - 1
- Playback
- Not specified
Media notes
Single individual #A8 as tagged by the Mauritius Wildlife Foundation. The tortoise can be heard breathing/vocalizing towards the beignning. At approx. 1:07, two Leiolopisma telfairii can be heard chasing one another in front of the tortoise's head. At approx. 2:44, it begins eating the leaf litter.
Technical information
- Recorder
- MARANTZ PMD 661
- Microphone
- Sennheiser MKH 20
- Accessories
- Telinga Parabola 54.7cm/15.5cm (21.5in/6.1in)
Archival information
- Cataloged
- 16 Mar 2012 - Jay McGowan
- Digitized
- 16 Mar 2012 - Jay McGowan
- Edited
- 16 Mar 2012 - Jay McGowan