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prominent common names for the wood turtle,
including sculptured tortoise, red-legged
tortoise, and redleg.
Although no
subspecies are recognized, there...
- "The
Tortoise and the Hare" is one of Aesop's
Fables and is
numbered 226 in the
Perry Index. The
account of a race
between unequal partners has attracted...
- The
Tortoise and the Hare is a 1994
bronze sculpture by
Nancy Schön,
installed in Boston's
Copley Square, in the U.S.
state of M****achusetts. The work...
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found throughout East Asia and the
Russian Far East. The
tradition of
tortoise-mounted
stelae originated no
later than
early 3rd
century (late Han dynasty)...
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Tortoises with
Triangle and Time is an
outdoor bronze sculpture in
Holland Park, Kensington, London, England,
adjacent to
Abbotsbury Road. The work is...
- The
Tortoise and the
Birds is a
fable of
probable folk origin,
early versions of
which are
found in both
India and Greece.
There are also
African variants...
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folklore from
around the world,
including steadfastness and tranquility. A
tortoise's longevity is
suggested by its long
lifespan and its s****,
which to some...
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living and
recently extinct species of turtles,
including land-dwelling
tortoises and
freshwater terrapins. They are
found on most continents, some islands...
- the park near
Abbotsbury Road,
installed in 2000, is the
outdoor sculpture Tortoises with
Triangle and Time by
Wendy Taylor,
commissioned by the Royal...
- The
Tortoise and the Hare is one of Aesop's Fables. The
Tortoise and the Hare may also
refer to: The
Tortoise and the Hare (novel) (1954), a
novel by...
