Tortoises Collection

Giant tortoises in a zoo, possibly Regents Park Zoo, London, Victorian period

REPTILES / TURTLES 1598
Dutch explorers on the island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean, find huge turtles as well as other novel species Date: 1598

Reptiles
A wide variety of reptiles including snakes, crocodiles, tortoises, frogs and toads. Date: 1930

Holy stone turtle, Karakorum, Mongolia
One of the two famous holy stone tortoises or turtles at Karakorum, Mongolia, not far from the walls of the Erdene Zuu monastery

Sparrow and tortoise
Unusual Friends - sparrow and tortoise. 1950s

Ducklings and Tortoise
Unusual Friends - Ducklings and Tortoise. 1950s

Kittens and Tortoise
Unusual Friends - Kittens and Tortoise. 1950s

Yorkie and Tortoise
Unusual Friends - Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier) and Tortoise. 1950s

Radio-controlled tortoise
A woman operates a remote control device for Toddle the tortoise. The aerial picks up a signal and makes the arm holding the lettuce (and Toddle!) swing left or right

George Ernest Studdy, giant tortoise and frog
George Ernest Studdy, illustration for an animal book. I know I ve always been slow, said Mrs Giant Tortoise, so today being my hundredth birthday I m going to learn to skip! Date: 1941

Endpapers, Cecil Aldins Happy Family, Humpty and Dumpty
Endpaper design by Cecil Aldin, Cecil Aldins Happy Family, Humpty and Dumpty, Their Adventures, told by May Byron. Showing the animals from the full series, namely

Child with two tortoises in a garden. Date: circa 1920s

Three women with a dog and tortoises in a garden
Three women with a dog in a garden. Two tortoises are eating lettuce leaves at their feet. Date: circa 1920s

Patriotic slogan on a London Zoo tortoise, WW1
A tortoise, Methuselah, at London Zoo using his shell to advertise the need for more shells (of a different kind), during the First World War

Valentines Day card - little girl on tortoise
To my Valentine - a cute little girl looks out from under her blue bonnet while clutching two Valentines cards in envelopes decorated with red hearts; she rides on the back of a tortoise

Little & Large Tortoises
A giant tortoise with her young, or a much smaller cousin. Date: 1960s

Giant Tortoises
Giant tortoises. Date: 1960s

Children Racing Turtles at Hamburg Zoo, 1908
Illustration showing a group of children riding giant tortoises at Hagenbecks Zoological Gardens, Hamburg, 1908. Each of the jockeys is shown carrying a stick with a lettuce on the end to encourage

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