Zoological Society bulletin . ^. TRUNKFISHThe body is encased in an armor of bony plates. and instruction, but recently the idea seems tohave taken hold in a number of centers. Formany years New York City stood alone in thisrespect among the cities of the United States,although its aquarium has continually demon-strated the great popularity of such institutionsfrom its opening day in December, 1896. The Detroit Aquarium was opened to thepublic in 1904, and although it is rather inac-cessibly situated on Belle Isle, several milesfrom the city, the attendance for the past yearexceeded the millio
Zoological Society bulletin . ^. TRUNKFISHThe body is encased in an armor of bony plates. and instruction, but recently the idea seems tohave taken hold in a number of centers. Formany years New York City stood alone in thisrespect among the cities of the United States,although its aquarium has continually demon-strated the great popularity of such institutionsfrom its opening day in December, 1896. The Detroit Aquarium was opened to thepublic in 1904, and although it is rather inac-cessibly situated on Belle Isle, several milesfrom the city, the attendance for the past yearexceeded the million mark. This aquarium,located nearly eight hundred miles from the sea,nevertheless maintains a fine collection of marinefishes by means of a storage system and hasthoroughly demonstrated the practicability ofthe inland salt-water exhibition. In Philadelphia a temporary aquarium wasopened in Fairmount Park on November 25th,1911, in one of the old water-works possessing but nineteen tanks, in whichonly fresh-wat
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