| Titre : | Birds and tortoises: from myth to reality (2015) |
| Auteurs : | Jacques Fretey, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Alauda (83(2) 2015) |
| Article en page(s) : | 81-98 |
| Résumé : | Many civilizations, legends, fables and myths relate about the strange relationship between birds and tortoises. They all represent well distinct and contradictory symbols: wisdom, stupidity, war, peace... In many continental and coastal habitats and landscapes, birds may be a redoubtable predator of young turtles. At sea, migratory birds may use the carapace of turtles for resting. More rarely, tortoise can be a threat for birds. |



