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 stampthe village Lunkino, Ryazan region, Russia. The monument to turtleThe restaurant in the form of a huge turtle. in the Gobi Desert, MongoliaAstana, Kazakhstan. Tortoise monumentBordeaux, France. Tortoise monumentKiev, Ukraine, Tortoise monumentSeoul, South Korea Tortoise monumentTartu, Estonia. Tortoise monumentAncient Greek coinMinsk, Belarus. Tortoise monumentGolden Ukrainian hryvniaThe village in Turkey, Tortoise monumentA huge turtle in North Dakota, USABalkan turtle on Azerbaijani stampBlazon of the Galapagos (Guadalajara) in Spain. Tortoise in heraldyBog turtle in the Belarusian stampBritish Indian Ocean Territory coat of armsCentral Asian tortoise on Kazakhstan’s stampCoat of Arms of the Cayman IslandsPrivolshsky district, Astrakhan region, Russia. Coat of armsEmblem of a town Seirijai in LithuaniaFar East tortie on a silver rubleLeopard tortoise in the Azerbaijani stampLoggerhead on Azerbaijani stampAzerbaijani stamp Loggerhead turtlesMatamata on Azerbaijani stampPinocchio riding a turtle monument in Kiev, UkraineA wise man riding a turtle monument in Berlin, GermanyColombia Monument to turtleDalyan, Turkey turtle monumentDaugavpils, Latvia, turtle monumentFethiye, Mugla, Turkey turtle monumentJurmala, Latvia, turtle monumentKhmelnitsky, Ukraine, turtle monumentthe Forbidden City, Beijing, China, turtle monumentHainan Island, China. turtle monumentKoh Tao island, Thailand. turtle monumentTortilla turtle monument in Abakan, RussiaRamenskoye, Moscow region, Russia Tortilla monumentSevastopol, Russia turtle monumentBuseveyne, Manitoba, CanadaOlomouc Czech Republic, turtle monumentRadiated tortoise on German stampSea turtle on the Maldives coin
