Colchester Zoo has opened their latest development 'Walking Giants'. The new enclosure houses 3 out of the 4 world's biggest tortoises! The three species of giant tortoises are, the Aldabra Giant tortoise, the Burmese Black tortoise and the African Spurred tortoise, which is also known as the Sulcata tortoise.

'Walking Giants' has a beautiful outdoor and indoor area for the three species of giant tortoise. Visitors are able to walk into the exhibit and view the tortoises in their indoor areas through a glass wall with the outdoor quarters planted with bamboo and other plantation to make the enclosure as naturalistic as possible.

The new enclosure was constructed to house the Aldabra Giant tortoise and the Burmese Black tortoise which were donated to Colchester Zoo, as well as to provide a new home for their existing group of Sulcata tortoises. 'Walking Giants' is located down on the Familiar Friends section of the Zoo replacing the old Kids Safari train. The new enclosure will be extremely energy efficient with a green roof and it is hoped that, in the future solar energy will help to power the new exhibit.

This enclosure has been developed in memory of leading aviculturist and friend of Colchester Zoo, Raymond Sawyer and is a fantastic new addition.