. Annual report - New York Zoological Society. Zoology. ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT. ^!Jttiwre!S*««" 151 '1^'m:. CAROLINA ALLIGATOR. "Nests were found in considerable numbers as early as June 8th, but no eggs were laid in any of them until the end of the dry period, which occurred nearly two weeks later. Almost im- mediately after the occurrence of the rains that filled up the swamps, eggs were deposited in all of the nests at about the same time. From the fact that all of these completed nests had stood for so long a time without eggs, and from the fact that all of the eggs from these ne
. Annual report - New York Zoological Society. Zoology. ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT. ^!Jttiwre!S*««" 151 '1^'m:. CAROLINA ALLIGATOR. "Nests were found in considerable numbers as early as June 8th, but no eggs were laid in any of them until the end of the dry period, which occurred nearly two weeks later. Almost im- mediately after the occurrence of the rains that filled up the swamps, eggs were deposited in all of the nests at about the same time. From the fact that all of these completed nests had stood for so long a time without eggs, and from the fact that all of the eggs from these nests contained embryos in a well advanced state of development, it seemed evident that the egg-laying had been delayed by the unusually dry weather. Eggs taken direct from the oviducts of the alligator that was killed at this time also con- tained embryos that had already passed through the earlier stages of development. Thus it was that the earlier stages of development were not obtained during this ; On August 12, 1900, the writer discovered an alligator's nest close to a causeway (an ancient rice ditch) in Hampton County, Sovith Carolina. It consisted of a mound of decomposing veg- etable matter about five feet in diameter and three feet high, half hidden among some bushes at the border of a pool. At one side of the nest, inward toward its center fully two feet, protruded two. 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 Society. New York, The Society
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