. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park. New York Zoological Park. NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 173. GIANT TORTOISE. With a ricli Clielonian fauna on the western continent to provide for, tliere 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 brevit3r and clearness, only six types have been chosen for special mention. The following species taken together fairly represent the dif¥erent forms of I'helonians, from the highest to the lowest: The Alligator Tu
. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park. New York Zoological Park. NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 173. GIANT TORTOISE. With a ricli Clielonian fauna on the western continent to provide for, tliere 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 brevit3r and clearness, only six types have been chosen for special mention. The following species taken together fairly represent the dif¥erent forms of I'helonians, from the highest to the lowest: The Alligator Turtle, {MacrocJiclys laccrtina), is the larg- est fresh-water clielonian 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, (Cliclydra scr(^cutina), which is the most courageous and pugnacious of all turtles, is rather poorly ijroteeted its shell, and must therefore tight for its place in nature. The Painted Turtle, (Chryseniys p'cta), is a species of wide and common distribution, and fairlj^ representative of tlie host of fresh water terrapins and turtles so common throughout the United States in ponds and streams of all 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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