Crocodiles, Palm Beach
Title
Crocodiles, Palm Beach
Subject
Crocodiles
Palm Beach County (Fla.)
Palm Beach (Fla.)
Palm Beach County (Fla.)
Palm Beach (Fla.)
Description
View of a large group of crocodiles in a shallow area of water.
[Text on back] Crocodiles, Palm Beach, Florida: Closely related to the alligator described on view 13749 is the crocodile. These creatures are natives of Asia, but are found in Africa and in America. In Egypt they are less abundant than formerly, for they have been practically hunted out of the Nile. They thrive in moist warm regions, and the low bottom lands of the Nile furnished the conditions suited to their best development. They also flourish in the Everglades of Florida.
The crocodile is the most highly organized of all reptiles. It is oviparous, that is it produces its young by eggs. These are about the size of a goose egg. They are laid in the sand or mud and are covered over and left for the sun to hatch them.
One of the curious and disgusting habits of the crocodile is to drag its prey under water and allow it to decompose. It is then devoured. This is because the mouth of the crocodile is comparatively small and it is unable to devour the animals upon which it feeds until they can be easily broken up.
The crocodile often lives to be 100 years old. It is hunted both because it is dangerous to mankind and because of the products it furnishes. The musk gland of the crocodile furnishes the base of certain perfumes. The oil has a commercial value and the skin is nearly as valuable as that of an alligator. Copyright 1906, by Keystone View Company
[Text on back] Crocodiles, Palm Beach, Florida: Closely related to the alligator described on view 13749 is the crocodile. These creatures are natives of Asia, but are found in Africa and in America. In Egypt they are less abundant than formerly, for they have been practically hunted out of the Nile. They thrive in moist warm regions, and the low bottom lands of the Nile furnished the conditions suited to their best development. They also flourish in the Everglades of Florida.
The crocodile is the most highly organized of all reptiles. It is oviparous, that is it produces its young by eggs. These are about the size of a goose egg. They are laid in the sand or mud and are covered over and left for the sun to hatch them.
One of the curious and disgusting habits of the crocodile is to drag its prey under water and allow it to decompose. It is then devoured. This is because the mouth of the crocodile is comparatively small and it is unable to devour the animals upon which it feeds until they can be easily broken up.
The crocodile often lives to be 100 years old. It is hunted both because it is dangerous to mankind and because of the products it furnishes. The musk gland of the crocodile furnishes the base of certain perfumes. The oil has a commercial value and the skin is nearly as valuable as that of an alligator. Copyright 1906, by Keystone View Company
Creator
Singley, B. L. (Benjamin Lloyd)
Source
Box 4, Folder Palm Beach Lake Worth, 001.90.11.AV483
Stereoscopic view, 3.5 x 7 inches
Stereoscopic view, 3.5 x 7 inches
Publisher
Meadville, PA: Keystone View Company
Matheson Museum (electronic version)
Matheson Museum (electronic version)
Date
Circa 1904
Created-2011-04-03
Created-2011-04-03
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
Has Version-stereoscopic view card -- stereoscopic view card #001.90.11.AV483
Is Part Of-Matheson Museum, Florida Views Collection
Is Part Of-Matheson Museum, Florida Views Collection
Format
Image/jpg
Digital reproduction of a 3.5" x 7" stereoscopic view card
2101 × 1058 pixels
Digital reproduction of a 3.5" x 7" stereoscopic view card
2101 × 1058 pixels
Language
eng
Type
Image
Identifier
001.90.11.AV483
Coverage
Florida -- 1900s
Original Format
Stereoscopic photograph
Physical Dimensions
3.5 x 7 inches
Files
Collection
Citation
Singley, B. L. (Benjamin Lloyd), “Crocodiles, Palm Beach,” Florida Views: Development and Vision, accessed April 23, 2024, https://flstereoview.omeka.net/items/show/83.