Aquarium Number. 



PREPARED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE AOlARIliM. 



ZOOLOGICAL 

 SOCIETY BULLETIN 



No. 21 FUBLISHKD liV THE N E\V YoRR ZOOLOGICAL SoCIETY April, I go6 



SOME BIG SEA TURILES. 



THE Aquarium has on exhibition two green 

 turtles and two loggerheads of large size. 

 The green turtles weigh 360 pounds and 313 

 pounds respective!)', while the loggerheads each 

 weigh 275 pounds. Larger examples than those in 

 the Aquarium are not often seen, although both 

 species have been known to exceed 1,000 pounds 

 in weight. 



The accompanying photograph, taken in the 



Aquarium, gives a good idea of the size of the 313- 

 pound specimen. One of the loggerheads has 

 lived in the Aquarium six years. Both species are 

 common along our South Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, 

 and thrive admirably in captivity. 



Other kinds of sea turtles to be seen in the 

 building are the hawksbill and the Pacific green 

 turtle. The latter has been in the Aquarium nine 

 years. They increase in size slowly. 



A GIANT GREEN TURTLE. 

 From a specimen in the Aquarium, weighing 313 pounds. 



