Zaratan
The Zaratan is a grandiose sea turtle found in literature and folk lore. Zaratans are notable for their long-life span and impossible size. Zaratan shells are easily mistaken for small islands, similar to the whale-like Fastitocalon. The Zaratan is catalogued in Jorge Luis Borges's El Libro de Los Seres Imaginarios. Zaratans also appear in some editions of the tabletop roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons.
In addition, Al-Jahiz, an Arab prose writer and zoologist in the 9th century, described Zaratan as an innocent story in his book Kitab al-Hayawan. His record is one of the oldest legends of Zaratan.
