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212. Newman, Cathy. 1996. The uneasy magic of Australia's Cape York Peninsula. 189(6):2-33. 

 An article of human life in this area includes a photo of a rare Green Python. 



213. O'Reilly, John. 1940. South Florida's amazing Everglades. 77(1); 1 15-142. 



South Florida's Everglades with its teeming wildlife is the focus of this article. In addition to other 

 forms of wildlife Alligators are the only herps mentioned. 



214. Ogburn, Charlton. 1979. Island, prairie, marsh, and shore. 155(3):350-381. 



On Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge researchers from Florida Technological University release 

 laboratory-hatched Loggerhead Turtles on the beach for them to make their way to the sea. A 

 Cattle Egret captures and swallows a frog at the Santa Ana Refuge in Texas. Of particular interest is 

 a listing of the Wildlife Refuges of the United States. 



215. Oliver, James A. 1963. Behind New York's window on nature: The American Museum of 

 Natural History. 123(2): 220-259. 



This interesting article on one of America's great museums covers all of the facets of the museum. 

 The author was a herpetologist and its director but even this did not take away from a "balanced" 

 article. 



216. Oliver, Marion L. 1911. The snake dance: (Hopi Indians). 22(2): 107-137. 



A lengthy article on the Hopi Indians and their Snake Dance includes a description of the ritual. The 

 dancing is the culmi-nation of 16 days of fasting and prayer. 



217. Ostrom, John H. 1978. Startling finds prompt...A new look at dinosaurs. 154(2): 1 52- 1 85. 

 Notes that some dinosaurs may have been warm blooded. Also brought out was that modern birds are 

 direct living decendants of some dinosaurs. 



218. Peters, Harold. 1937. The "Pilgrim" sails the seven seas. 72(2):223-262. 



An account of a leisurely two-year voyage of a schooner yacht out of Boston stopping at desert isles 

 and South Sea Edens. A photo of seagoing lizards in the Galapagos is given. At the Tanimbars, 

 outpost of the Netherlands Indies, Indonesia it is noted that the sea is dotted with venomous water 

 snakes. A cobra is shown with a mongoose backing out of a fight. 



219. Peterson, Roger Tory. 1967. The Galapagos: Eerie cradle of new species. 131(4):541 -585. 

 The birds and other wildlife mentioned in this article on these islands provided data for Darwin's 

 origin of species. Reptiles featured are Dromicus, Amblyrhynchus cnstatus, Conolophus subcristatus, 

 Testudo elephantopus, and Tropidiirus. 



220. Plage, Dieter and Mary Plage. 1983. Sri Lanka's wildlife legacy of lively treasures. 

 164(2):256-273. 



This photo essay of Sri Lanka's wildlife includes the Star Tortoise, one of the nations rarest 

 creatures, which is preyed upon for sale in the international pet trade. A 12-foot Crocodile is shown 

 with a Great Egret riding its tail. 



221. and . 1988. A century after Darwin's death Galapagos wildlife under pressure. 



173(1):122-145. 



This essay on Galapagos wildlife picture Amblyrhynchus cristatus and Geochelone elephantopus 

 porteri. 



