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Half-grown sharks can be transported with no more difficulty than 

 other large fishes and may live three or four years, but so far mature 

 sharks have resisted attempts at domestication. 



Sea turtles are hardy and live long in captivity. While they are 

 always shipped dry and kept on their backs, they Avould doubtless be 



more comfortable in shallow tanks of water. When carried on their 

 backs a roll of burlap or other support for the head is desirable. Sea 

 turtles may die during transportation unless laid on their backs, their 

 great weight causing suffocation. Hard-shelled pond turtles are 

 easily shipped in boxes Avith slatted tops, but the soft-shelled species 

 should rest on moss or other packing to prevent chafing, and each of 



