. Elementary zoology. Zoology. BRANCH CHORD AT A: CLASS REPTILIA 3T5 fresh-water turtles are the great sea-turtles, such as the leather-back, the loggerhead and the green turtles. Some of these animals reach a length of six feet and more and a weight of nine hundred pounds, and have the feet com- pressed and fin-shaped for swimming. They live in the open ocean, coming on land only to lay their eggs, which are buried in the sand of ocean islands. These egg-laying visits are almost always made at night, and the turtles. Fig. 124.—The giant land-tortoise of the Galapagos Islands, Testudo sp. Thes
. Elementary zoology. Zoology. BRANCH CHORD AT A: CLASS REPTILIA 3T5 fresh-water turtles are the great sea-turtles, such as the leather-back, the loggerhead and the green turtles. Some of these animals reach a length of six feet and more and a weight of nine hundred pounds, and have the feet com- pressed and fin-shaped for swimming. They live in the open ocean, coming on land only to lay their eggs, which are buried in the sand of ocean islands. These egg-laying visits are almost always made at night, and the turtles. Fig. 124.—The giant land-tortoise of the Galapagos Islands, Testudo sp. These tortoises reach a length of four feet. (Photograph from life by Geo, Coleman.) are then often caught by "; The flesh of most of the sea-turtles is used for food, and from the shell of certain species, notably the " hawk-bill " {Eretmoclielys imbricatd) the beautiful "tortoise-shell " used for making combs and other articles is obtained. The common green turtle (CJielonia my das) of the Atlantic coast is the species most prized for food. It is a vegetarian, feeding on the roots of Zostera, the plant known in New England as eel-grass, though farther south it is called 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 Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937. New York : H. Holt and company
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