Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 819
uring the summermonths it may be en-countered anywhere,from the dusty high-way to the coolershades of the woods. The common tor-toise is chiefly re-markable for thefact that it is one ofa class of animalswhich wear theirskeletons upon theoutside and for thegreat age to whichthey live; actual… … THE LAND TORTOISE. interesting pets, although they have not sufficientintelligence to experience any affection or evento recognize the hand that feeds them. The ani-mal gets its name from its crooked feet, as tor-toise, like tortuous, comes from a Latin wordmeaning twisted. A. E. Swoyer. I9i8.]…
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