For the first time ever, researchers have captured incredible footage of a giant tortoise hunting and eating a baby bird. The jaw-dropping video was reportedly filmed last month by conservationist Anna Zora, who serves as the sustainability manager on Frégate Island, which is part of the Seychelles archipelago in the Indian Ocean. In the remarkable scene, the sizeable tortoise can be seen slowly stalking a tern chick that is stuck on a log and unable to fly away. The diminutive bird initially manages to evade the menacing predator, it eventually cannot flee any further and falls victim to the hungry reptile, which snaps down on its head and kills it. Although not seen in the video above, the tortoise was subsequently observed eating the downed chick.
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