Tortoises Sail the Sea

Publication information:

Schechner, S. J. (2015). Tortoises Sail the Sea. Wonders and Marvels.

Abstract

Analysis of a Galapagos tortoise specimen marked "Ship Abigail," which belongs to Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology, with remarks on Herman Melville, Charles Darwin, and whaling.  Online at Wonders and Marvels.