Stories
Turtle wonders, turtle culture, turtle records — essays from the Turtle Club.
Cranes Live a Thousand Years, Turtles Ten Thousand: Why Turtles Mean Longevity in Japan
The messenger of Mt. Horai, the guardian deity Genbu, and the moss-tailed minogame — how turtles came to symbolize long life in Japanese art.
Turtle? Tortoise? Terrapin? — One Animal, Too Many Words
In Japanese, every shelled reptile is simply "kame." English is far more complicated. A field guide to turtle words around the world.
Jonathan, the Oldest Turtle in the World
Born around 1832, photographed in the 19th century, still grazing on a South Atlantic island — meet the world's oldest living land animal.