
Monument to turtle in Anza Borrego Desert, California, USA. Tortoise in art and heraldy
Tortoise in art and heraldy
Being one of the oldest animals on planet (over 220 million years), turtles, tortoises deserve to be honored by human beings. They live both in water and on land. Turtles have a well-developed color vision. When searching for food, they primarily guided by its color, and only then by the smell and taste. Tortoises particularly strongly attracted to the red color. They are primarily interested in red fruits and vegetables. They also like green, but they prefer the light green shades of dark green. Amazing reptiles are inspiration for erecting monuments to them all over the world, they are placed on coats of arms, being the part of heraldry in some states. Their images are on coins and stamps.

Starry turtle on Azerbaijani stamp
Tortoise in art and heraldy

The European marsh turtle on Moldovan stamp

the village Lunkino, Ryazan region, Russia. The monument to turtle

The restaurant in the form of a huge turtle. in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Astana, Kazakhstan. Tortoise monument

Bordeaux, France. Tortoise monument

Kiev, Ukraine, Tortoise monument

Seoul, South Korea Tortoise monument

Tartu, Estonia. Tortoise monument

Ancient Greek coin

Minsk, Belarus. Tortoise monument

Golden Ukrainian hryvnia

The village in Turkey, Tortoise monument

A huge turtle in North Dakota, USA

Balkan turtle on Azerbaijani stamp

Blazon of the Galapagos (Guadalajara) in Spain. Tortoise in heraldy

Bog turtle in the Belarusian stamp

British Indian Ocean Territory coat of arms

Central Asian tortoise on Kazakhstan’s stamp

Coat of Arms of the Cayman Islands

Privolshsky district, Astrakhan region, Russia. Coat of arms

Emblem of a town Seirijai in Lithuania

Far East tortie on a silver ruble

Leopard tortoise in the Azerbaijani stamp

Loggerhead on Azerbaijani stamp

Azerbaijani stamp Loggerhead turtles

Matamata on Azerbaijani stamp

Pinocchio riding a turtle monument in Kiev, Ukraine

A wise man riding a turtle monument in Berlin, Germany

Colombia Monument to turtle

Dalyan, Turkey turtle monument

Daugavpils, Latvia, turtle monument

Fethiye, Mugla, Turkey turtle monument

Jurmala, Latvia, turtle monument

Khmelnitsky, Ukraine, turtle monument

the Forbidden City, Beijing, China, turtle monument

Hainan Island, China. turtle monument

Koh Tao island, Thailand. turtle monument

Tortilla turtle monument in Abakan, Russia

Ramenskoye, Moscow region, Russia Tortilla monument

Sevastopol, Russia turtle monument

Buseveyne, Manitoba, Canada

Olomouc Czech Republic, turtle monument

Radiated tortoise on German stamp

Sea turtle on the Maldives coin
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