A sleeping Aldabra giant tortoise, resting its head against its leg.

Mood this #TortoiseThursday after teaching the last lectures of the year - zzzznooozing... 🐢🌿

The head and part of the neck of a sleeping giant tortoise, resting on the dusty ground; deep shadows and golden light tells us it's late afternoon.

A late afternoon nap in the François Leguat Reserve on Rodrigues - oh, to be an Aldabra giant tortoise on this grey & dreary autumn day! 💚🐢🌿 #TortoiseThursday #FieldworkArchive

Close-up of a handful of giant tortoises tightly packed together. Most of them are sleeping, one has open eyes.

Mood on this #TortoiseThursday - a trundle of tortoises enjoying a noon nap in a shallow pond on Eastern Grande Terre, Aldabra Atoll #FieldwordArchive 🌿🐢