The 6 best turtles ever
23.5.2017
Translation: machine translated
Today is World Turtle Day. And we have a turtle in our logo. So my boss thought: "Why don't you do a story about turtles? Original as I am, I present to you the best turtles of all time.
Turtles, scientifically known as Testudinata or Testudines, are impressive animals. Their family tree stretches back over 220 million years. Certain genera of giant tortoises can live for well over 200 years. And of course I didn't copy all this from Wikipedia. Noooooo. The educated citizen knows that. Just like they know that the shell makes up around 30 per cent of the weight and consists of bones.
But that's enough science for now. Because today is Turtle Day and Galaxus has a turtle as its logo (you can find out why here), we're celebrating this day with the best turtles there are.
1st Turtles
Probably the most famous turtles are the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, or as they were called here for reasons of youth protection: Hero Turtles. Because evil ninjas don't belong in children's programmes. Mutants yes, ninjas no. Logical, right? Named after four Italian Renaissance artists (also not listed on Wikipedia), Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael were the heroes of our childhood (depending on how old you are). Who wouldn't want to be a ninja? And then constantly making cool remarks and eating pizzas. A dream.
And yes, I now count the whole troop as a unit. After all, we are a team 💪
2. the turtle from "Discworld"
Gross-A'Tuin as savvy Terry Pratchett readers know, of course. In addition to the foppish librarian and the incompetent wizard Rincewind, the gigantic tortoise with four elephants on its shell, which in turn carry the Discworld, is one of the most famous characters in the "Discworld" novels. And how could a giant tortoise hurtling through space not be cool?
3. the turtle from "The Neverending Story"
Morla, the oracle from Michael Ende's "The Neverending Story", is both sinister and majestic. When the novel's hero Atréju first encounters her on a supposed hill, I had goosebumps. I just love giant "monsters".
4. the "Super Mario" turtles
Jumping on the Koopas' heads and then skating their tanks halfway across the level is and remains a highlight of every Super Mario game. And every player also associates the green, red and especially blue turtle shells from "Mario Kart" with memories both victorious and painful.
5. the Dude from "Finding Nemo"
Ey Düüüd. Just thinking about Crush, the Australian hippie sea turtle from Pixar's "Finding Nemo" makes me grin. That's exactly how I imagine the chilled critters would look if they could talk.
6. the writing turtle from "Momo"
Also from Michael Ende's pen comes the eerie story about bald-headed time thieves and the little girl Momo. She is helped by Cassiopeia, a turtle who can see half an hour into the future. What she sees there, she can represent as writing on her shell, which incidentally is made of bones, did I mention that? These animals are jacks of all trades.
Have I forgotten a legendary turtle? Then write it in the comments column at the speed of an armoured reptile.
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Philipp Rüegg
Senior Editor
Philipp.Rueegg@digitecgalaxus.chBeing the game and gadget geek that I am, working at digitec and Galaxus makes me feel like a kid in a candy shop – but it does take its toll on my wallet. I enjoy tinkering with my PC in Tim Taylor fashion and talking about games on my podcast http://www.onemorelevel.ch. To satisfy my need for speed, I get on my full suspension mountain bike and set out to find some nice trails. My thirst for culture is quenched by deep conversations over a couple of cold ones at the mostly frustrating games of FC Winterthur.
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