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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