300
Cambridge, Mass.
1898.
Nov. 3.
the little pen mentioned above. It has remained most of the
time buried in the mud. This afternoon at about 3.30 o'clock
John found the little creature climbing up the fine meshes of
wire netting. It was within two inches of the top and eleven 
inches from the ground, so that now I know for a certainty
that this was the way the first turtle escaped, for at
this time there was no netting over the top. I gave this
turtle this afternoon to Miss Woodman who will rear it. The
animal must be properly cared for and fed.
Nov. 7.
  The turtle's hole has been visited every day since the
last entry. Yesterday John was there at 3 A.M., but nothing
had hatched. This morning I visited the spot at 9.30 o'clock
and found another young turtle hatched. It was crouched
against the side of the sieve. No umbilical cord as attach-
ed to it. This turtle came out of the same old hole, there
is economy in this but I do not quite see how each turtle
knows how to work it way to the hole. The hole now measures
at the top 1 1/2 by 1 inch and it descends as far as I could
ascertain 3 1/4 inches at an angle of about 45 degrees. I
could feel the bottom with a stick but could not see it. On
Nov. 3 Miss Woodman pulled the piece of shell from the mouth
of the hole. The turtle this morning was drawn in, tail
curled against the shell.