Timothy the tortoise is a splendid social critic, a keen-eyed anthropologist who sees far beyond his shell. From Wordnik.com. [Timothy: Summary and book reviews of Timothy by Verlyn Klinkenborg.] Reference
The giant tortoise is indigenous to the Galapagos Islands, and is also endangered. From Wordnik.com. [Galápagos National Park & Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve, Ecuador] Reference
The terrestrial kinds are commonly known as tortoise while water dwelling ones may be called terrapins. From Wordnik.com. [Shaister Miester Do Da] Reference
In ancient China, the tortoise was a sacred animal. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Brunei Resources] Reference
The colossal tortoise is noticed by Ælian (De Nat. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
And do not call the tortoise unworthy because she is. From Wordnik.com. [Leaves of Grass [1867]] Reference
Limuan means a tortoise, which is a section of many castes. From Wordnik.com. [The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II] Reference
Lloyds 'Turtle Wins the Race Sometimes the tortoise is the best bet. From Wordnik.com. [Keg Party? SAB May Pass] Reference
However, the so-called tortoise and hare hypothesis predicts 31,573 and. From Wordnik.com. [Slashdot] Reference
And do not call the tortoise unworthy because she is not something else. From Wordnik.com. [Leaves of Grass] Reference
And do not call the tortoise unworthy because she is not something else. From Wordnik.com. [Walt Whitman] Reference
Among cat fanciers there is a distinctive variety known as the tortoise-shell tabby. From Wordnik.com. [Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others] Reference
The tortoise was a gift to Chuck Carle's mother when she moved into the home in 1943. From Wordnik.com. [KCRA.com - Local News] Reference
"Slower than evolution" is how the straight-shooting Kim termed the tortoise-like play of. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Jennifer Aniston's golf date] Reference
The site was created in 1996 to protect the tortoise, which is listed as a threatened species. From Wordnik.com. [deseretnews.com - Utah] Reference
"Take me with you, please," called a tortoise to a gray duck and a white duck that were flying over. From Wordnik.com. [Fifty Famous Fables] Reference
The struggle between the whale and tapir goes on until each thinks the tortoise is the strongest of animals. From Wordnik.com. [Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings] Reference
Lowry, who also keeps macaws, cockatoos and snakes, calls the tortoise's saga "a very odd tale with a very happy ending.". From Wordnik.com. [WSOCTV.com - Local News] Reference
A tortoise is on its back in the sun. From Wordnik.com. [Bob $tencil's Comic-Con Dharma Initiative Video « FirstShowing.net] Reference
Bye-Ku for Fred Thompson They called him "tortoise". From Wordnik.com. [Underwhelmingly Iraqi] Reference
"It seems singular that it is called a 'tortoise' shell if the land animals are called tortoises.". From Wordnik.com. [The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages] Reference
They cover it with leaves and mud, and thus construct the roofs of their towers in a rude form of the "tortoise" style. From Wordnik.com. [The Ten Books on Architecture] Reference
"The tortoise is a symbol of longevity and great wisdom. From Wordnik.com. [My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard] Reference
The "tortoise" roof, of vaulted stone, is as lovely as it is severe. From Wordnik.com. [Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England] Reference
The dialogue in which the joke occurs about "tortoise" and "taught us". From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson)] Reference
If I could be any animal, I'd choose to be a tortoise. From Wordnik.com. [Hat, Mouse, Tortoise, Zen] Reference
It's the tortoise and the hare, and the hare is going to win. From Wordnik.com. [RICHARD HOLBROOKE] Reference
So the scientist asked her what the tortoise was standing on. From Wordnik.com. [‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’] Reference
Pete believed there was something special about that tortoise. From Wordnik.com. [The Tortoise in the Hair] Reference
His supporters liken it to a race between a tortoise and the hare. From Wordnik.com. [Solidarity No More] Reference
He peeks coquettishly at photographers over the top of a tortoise-shell fan. From Wordnik.com. [Multiple Choices] Reference
Everyday he was hauling home sacks brimming with hair to feed to that tortoise. From Wordnik.com. [The Tortoise in the Hair] Reference
The utilities tortoise has beaten the Nasdaq hare because it has paid higher dividends. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Wait Up For The Party] Reference
Had I ever been a little girl riding on the back of a giant tortoise at the San Diego Zoo?. From Wordnik.com. [Two More from The Recipients] Reference
In the race to develop high-definition television (HDTV), there are two hares and a tortoise. From Wordnik.com. [The Race For Hdtv] Reference
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