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Excerpt from Animate Creation: Popular Edition of Our Living World, A Natural HistoryThe ¿esh of these Tortoises is very good, and is largely eaten, both fresh and salted. A clear Oil is also Obtained from the fat. Those who catch these Tortoises do not choose to go through the trouble of cutting up and dressing an animal that is not quite fat, and, as the fitness of its condition cannot be ascertained by the ordinary process, a summary method is employed, viz., cutting a slit through the softer skin near the tail, so as to show the fat under the carapace. Should the Tortoise be in poor condition, it is allowed to go free, and, with the imperturbable temperament Of the reptile race, seems to care little for the wound.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.