. Under the open sky; being a year with nature. Natural history. SEPTEMBER 195 draw his head into the box, but the under- side of the box is hinged and he can com- pletely close the flaps. This arrangement is the more necessary because he cannot commonly hide in the mud and water, like his pond cousins, the snapper and the spotted turtle. These latter are the turtles we often see as we approach a body of quiet water. An old projecting log holds per- haps a dozen of them, lying with out- stretched necks, enjoying to the full the warm rays of the summer sun. For they are in truth children of the
. Under the open sky; being a year with nature. Natural history. SEPTEMBER 195 draw his head into the box, but the under- side of the box is hinged and he can com- pletely close the flaps. This arrangement is the more necessary because he cannot commonly hide in the mud and water, like his pond cousins, the snapper and the spotted turtle. These latter are the turtles we often see as we approach a body of quiet water. An old projecting log holds per- haps a dozen of them, lying with out- stretched necks, enjoying to the full the warm rays of the summer sun. For they are in truth children of the tropics, and ours are wanderers into a clime too cool for them during a considerable part of the year. So they use every opportunity to enjoy the luxury of a sun bath. But in such situa- tions they are very much exposed. So on the first sight of our approach, and their sight is very keen, they drop most uncere- moniously into the water. The food of the box-tortoise is as humble as himself. He has quite a taste for mush- rooms, and it is astonishing how well versed he is in the matter of their edibility. I have. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Schmucker, Samuel Christian, b. 1860. Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott Company
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