Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits a tortoise enclosure during his engagement in Seychelles and joins President Wavel Ramkalawan in a tree plantation ceremony. Modi highlights the Aldabra giant tortoise, a species native to Seychelles, describing it as among the largest and longest-living species on Earth. He says some individuals have lived for more than two centuries. The sources also link the tortoises to India–Seychelles relations. Modi notes that in 2014, two Aldabra giant tortoises were gifted to the Alipore Zoo in Kolkata. He adds that a few years later, Seychelles further gifted additional tortoises to the Hyderabad Zoo. In parallel with the tortoise visit, the tree plantation event is presented as part of the joint activities involving the Seychelles President. The combined engagements underscore conservation and environmental themes, while also reflecting continued cooperation between the two countries through animal exchanges and public tree planting.