Turtle

An ancient creatures that once shared the Earth with dinosaurs, turtles have played a crucial role in maintaining healthy terrestrial and marine ecosystems for more than 100 million years. While it may not set records for speed on land, the turtle is exceptional at distance swimming and deep diving and some are gifted with astounding longevity. In human thought, the animal's ties to creativity, wisdom and warfare stretch back to the world's earliest written records. In Turtle, Louise M. Pry...