Turtles Stamp Leucocephalon Yuwonoi Chelonoidis Nigra Abingdonii S/S MNH #5892 Comoros Chess Sport Souvenir Sheet Mint NH Birds Stamp Aquila Chrysaetos Addax

Birds Stamp Aquila Chrysaetos Addax Nasomaculatus Nanger Dama S/S MNH #9155-9157

and as the subjects of art

Elephant Stamp Loxodonta Africana Wild Animal Souvenir Sheet of 4 Mint NH

slender bodies

pulling loads

Turtles Stamp Leucocephalon Yuwonoi Chelonoidis Nigra Abingdonii S/S MNH #5892 Comoros Chess Sport Souvenir Sheet Mint NH Birds Stamp Aquila Chrysaetos AddaxTurtles Stamp Leucocephalon Yuwonoi Chelonoidis Nigra Abingdonii S S MNH #5892 5895 Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield. "Turtle" may refer to the order as a whole (American English) or to fresh water and sea dwelling testudines (British English). The order Testudines includes both extant (living) and extinct species. The earliest known