A turtle, which is rarely seen in New Zealand waters, was caught by an Auckland lad at Rangitoto on Sunday. The capture, which is only a youngster, barely six inches long, is now at the home of the boy's father, Mr Knock, of Ponsonby. Every effort will be made to keep it alive, but, in the opinion of Mr L. T. Griffin, curator at the Auckland Zoologionl Park, it is unlikely that it will live, unless kept in o properly-constructed aquarium. Meanwhile, it is enjoying a diet of seaweed It is possible Mr Griffin says, that the turtle swam down to these waters from the tropics. Another theory is that it might have been brought here by a ship and thrown overboard when the harbour was reached- Turtles have occasionally been seen on the West Coast, but it is most unusual for one to visit the' East Coast.
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19889, 28 March 1930, Page 12
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