Fukusai-ji Zen Temple, 18m high goddess Kannon on turtle, Nagasaki, Japan

Turtle Rock, rock formation, with many visitors and distant tourist ger camps in summer, Terelj National Park, Central Mongolia, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) common around Pom Pom Island, an important nesting grounds for these marine turtles, Celebes Sea, Sabah, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Turtle, Central Park, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) common at Pom Pom Island, Celebes Sea, Sabah, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sculpture, Forbidden City (Palace Museum), Beijing, China, Asia

Fukusai-ji Zen Temple, 18m high goddess Kannon on turtle, Nagasaki, Japan

Buddhist stone monument of merit, Bongeunsa Temple, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Elevated view towards Turtle Rock and distant mountains, busy with visitors in summer, Terelj National Park, Central Mongolia, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Turtles for sale, Market, Mbandaka, Equateur province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Chattapur Temple complex, Delhi, India, Asia

Chattapur Temple complex, Delhi, India, Asia

Mongolia. In late early sarangol a flourishing town lived in by some 5,000 soviet-mongol miners. mine been shut down leaving behind ninjas named green pans they wear on their back that make them resemble cartoon ninja turtles. ninjas, income earned from specks of gold clawed from river is a social safety in vast central asian country where more than on in three live below poverty line

Gold rush,ninjas precious metal in a river in sarangol valley, northwest of capital city ulan bator, mongolia. Ninjas named green pans they wear on their backs that make them resemble cartoon ninja turtle

Green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ), Sipadan, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo, South-east Asia (rr)

Terrapin, multiple, being sold at market. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Asia

Green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ), Sipidan, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo, South-east Asia

Green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ), Sipadan, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo, South-east Asia

Scuba diver and Green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ), Sipadan, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo, South-east Asia (rr)

Coral reef, Sipadan, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo, South-east Asia

Hands of woman holding baby sea turtle

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas), Balnek, Busuanga, Philippines, Asia

Green sea turtle or Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) diving, Dimakya Island, Palawan, Philippines, Pacific Ocean

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas), Balnek, Busuanga, Philippines, Asia

Green sea turtle or Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) diving with a Slender Suckerfish (Echeneis naucrates) on its back, Dimakya Island, Palawan, Philippines, Pacific Ocean

Female diver with a turtle in the shallow waters off an island, Dimakya Island, Palawan, Philippines, Pacific Ocean

Stone turtle with a blue ribbon, Khata, guard, located in front of the stupa of the outer wall of the Erdene Zuu Khiid Monastery, Karakorum, Kharkhorin, Oevoerkhangai province, Mongolia, Asia

Mountain biker finding a tortoise, Goereme Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey

Bronze turtle, mythical creatures, Japanese Garden of Contemplation, Hamilton Gardens on the Waikato River, Hamilton, North Island, New Zealand

Thap Rua Temple or Turtle Tower at night, Hoan Kiem lake, Hanoi, Vietnam, Asia

Thap Rua Turtle Tower, red The-Huc-Bridge, Ngoc Son Jade Mountain Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, old town of Hanoi, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Steles on stone turtles, Temple of Literature, Van Mieu, Hanoi, Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Komodo, Indo-Pacific, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Curious Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Komodo, Indo-Pacific, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Steles on stone turtles, Temple of Literature, Van Mieu, Hanoi, Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Vihara Buddhayan Buddhist Temple; Tomohon, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Giant Asian Pond Turtle on sand, Cambodia