#black turtle

[xanaxfarts]

In a frenzy of flippers a newborn black turtle flees its natal beach for bluer regions off Michoacán, Mexico. (1994) Photo: Bill Curtsinger

[doyouknowhowtowaltz]

Got some corkboard to finally display my pins on and got so excited about finally seeing my OTGW pins all in one place I had to make a little black turtle pin to add to it.

[nonotoff]

Rak: leader of the turtles

[591mik]

I can let the watercolored bois out

Four Symbols 1/4 - 玄武

Genbu is one of the shijin, or siling, which are important mythological figures in Taoism. Genbu is the guardian of the north. He is associated with the Chinese element of water, the season of winter and the color black. He is enshrined in the Genbu Shrine, north of Kyoto’s Imperial Palace.

He spans seven of the twenty-eight Chinese constellations, taking up one quarter of the entire sky. The constellation which makes up the snake’s neck is located in Sagittarius. The constellations which makes up the tortoise’s shell are located in Capricornus, Aquarius, and Pegasus. The constellations which make up the snake’s tail are located in Pegasus and Andromeda.

The Black Tortoise's Chinese name Xuan Wu was derived from the black northern cardinal point color (Xuan) and its rugged shell which resembles armor, linked to the military (Wu).

[mr-poire]

A bit late, given the season, but I did this Over The Garden Wall fanart a while ago and wanted to share it here all the same !

[imthepunchlord]

So if the dragon and tiger are a pair, then could the Vermillion Bird and Black Turtle be a good pair?

By default, yeah, they can be, especially since in the Four Symbols they represent summer and winter respectively, and could also tie them to sky and earth.

Only thing is, in my research of turtles and birds in Chinese culture and mythology, the only other animal relationship I found is them also tied to dragon. Like, Dragon and Turtle are also listed as rivals, with Turtle unable to reach the Dragon and the Dragon is unable to get past the Turtle's defense. Though it's a lesser known rival pair.

Either way, be default of the Four Symbols, with Dragon and Tiger being equals, that should apply to the Vermillion Bird and Turtle. In actual culture and myth I haven't seen anything of them as a pair, but by default they should be fine.

[catsnfields]

100th post will be a bad comic abt turtles...seems appropriate

[darkistmalfoyhead]

Thank god Urek and Yuri aren’t here otherwise we wouldn’t see our two turtles, especially Bam, looking adorable