the 'Incongrous words" thread got me thinking about this...

in the Dr. Doolittle series - there is a turtle who survived the biblical flood and went on to become extremely aged and large...Dr. Doolittle helps cure his arthritis/gout by having flocks of birds build him an island in the center of his lake (carrying the rocks, pebbles and sand one at a time)

What the heck was the turtle's name?