Seychelles is a unique environment, which sustains a very special biodiversity. Islands are home to a wide variety of animal species: most of them are amphibians, reptiles and birds. Let`s take a closer look!

1. Seychelles is a unique environment, which sustains a very special
biodiversity. Islands are home to a wide variety of animal species:
most of them are amphibians, reptiles and birds. Let`s take a closer
look!
Seychelles Animals
Coral Strand Hotel

2. Giant tortoises
Seychelles giant tortoises live mainly
in the Aldabra conservation. The
Aldabra giant tortoise is one of the
largest species of tortoise on the
planet.
The weight of these sluggish giants
reaches 250 kg, and the size of the
shell up to 120 cm.
The neck of these turtles is able to
stretch out of the shell per meter.

3. Seychelles saccoat
The Seychelles saccoat is a small bat, an
endangered species. In total there are
only 50-100 individuals left. The body
weight is only about 10 g, the length of
the forearm is 5.2-5.7 cm.
During the hunt, the saccoat is able to fly
zigzagly as high enough above the ground
- at the level of 15-20 m, and low - at 1.5-
2 m above the ground.

4. Fruit bat, or flying fox
Flying foxes are predominantly
nocturnal and twilight. They feed on
fruits and rarely active in the
daytime.
Fruit bats rest during the day in large
groups, up to 10 thousand
individuals.
You can see them hanging upside
down on tree branches, under the
eaves, on the ceilings of caves,
wrapping themselves in their own
wings.

5. Geckos
In Seychelles live more than 20
species of lizards. Depending on the
type, they can be from 5 to 35 cm in
length. A distinctive feature of geckos
is the loud sound they emit, similar to
singing.
They have tenacious fingers, so they
easily hold on to vertical surfaces.
Geckos love heat, live in trees, rocks
and in caves and eat insects.

6. Grass frog
Body length 10-11 cm, weight - 22.7 g.
It lives among plants and feeds on
invertebrates: worms, flies, snails.
They show activity at dusk and at
night, and during the day they rush
under the snags and stumps. Grass
frogs catch the victim with a sticky
tongue.

7. Seychelles cat
It will not leave indifferent cat lovers.
Seychelles cats look like an Oriental
breed. It is a graceful, muscular cat
with big ears. It`s main difference
from the Oriental cat is the color –
Seychelles cats are white with large
specific spots.
These cats became popular all over
the world!

8. Common Tenrec
The length of the body is about 30–35
cm, the tail is 1–2 cm (it is almost
imperceptible).
Tenrec is nocturnal and eats all kinds
of animals it can get to: earthworms,
mollusks, insects, small amphibians
and reptiles.

9. Sperm whale
Sperm whale is the largest
representative of toothed whales. Its
length reaches 20 m. It feeds on fish
and mollusks.
Sperm whale can dive to a depth of
three thousand meters. It swims at a
speed of about 6 km / hour, Females
and young individuals live in groups
and males are solitary.

10. Contacts
Beau Vallon beach, Mahe island, Seychelles
+248 4 291000
reservation@coralstrand.sc
coralstrand.sc