. Popular official guide to the New York zoological park . Zoos. NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL GIANT TORTOISE. With a wonderfully rich Chelonian fauna on the western continent to provide for, there is little room to spare for Old World forms, and the temptation to make this col- lection strictly Occidental, is almost too great to be resisted. For the sake of brevity and clearness, only six types have been chosen for special mention. The following species taken together fairly represent the different forms of Chelonians, from the highest to the lowest: The Alligator Turtle, (Macrochelys laccrtina)
. Popular official guide to the New York zoological park . Zoos. NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL GIANT TORTOISE. With a wonderfully rich Chelonian fauna on the western continent to provide for, there is little room to spare for Old World forms, and the temptation to make this col- lection strictly Occidental, is almost too great to be resisted. For the sake of brevity and clearness, only six types have been chosen for special mention. The following species taken together fairly represent the different forms of Chelonians, from the highest to the lowest: The Alligator Turtle, (Macrochelys laccrtina), is the larg- est fresh-water chelonian in North America. In form and temper it resembles the common snapping turtle of the North, and its home is in the Gulf States. The largest of the two Louisiana specimens on exhibition weighs 115 pounds. The Snapping Turtle, (Chelydra serpentina), which is the most courageous and pugnacious of all turtles, is rather poorly protected by its shell, and must therefore fight for its place in nature. The Painted Turtle, (Chrysemys picta), is a species of wide and common distribution, and fairly representative of the host of fresh water terrapins and turtles so common throughout the United States in ponds and streams of "11 sorts. The Box Tortoise, (Cistudo Carolina), lives on land, and as a means of perfect protection has been enabled by nature completely to withdraw its head and legs within its shell,. 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 New York Zoological Park; Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937; New York Zoological Society. New York : New York zoological Society
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