👉 Tortue is a fictional species of reptile that appears in several works of literature, including "Frankenstein," by Mary Shelley, and "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells. The term was originally used to describe an animal that had human-like features but lacked the ability to walk or talk. In the story of "Frankenstein," the character Victor Frankenstein creates a monster from his own body in order to study it. However, when he tries to turn this creature into a