Show VAGARIES OF ANIMALS t Oysters That Grow on Trees Trees Rooks Rooks That Fight Tight for Nests The British Government conducts a turtle turtle tur tur- tle tIe farm at Ascension Acension island January in each year sees the commencement of the turtle season which does not as a rule last more than three months All turtles caught at Ascension Island are the prop- prop rt p-rt of the crown and sad are only sent to toi England g and other tR places for disposal reo in inthe ag as directed i by the Admiralty J In whose hands the government of the whole Island practically practically rests The particular species which favors Ascension Island with its vl visits Is the green turtle from whose gr green en fat and portion on of its fins nna that particular particular particular par par- brand of soup Is made which is proverbially associated with the banquets of London's c civil vil dignitaries Many people still smile when they hear travelers talk of oysters that grow on trees Just as long o ago sailors aA were f f laughed eJu at when e they e came home se with stories of flying fish Both are real enough however and the tree oyster is of delicious taste If voyagers voyager through the tropics are to be believed At a conference conference con con- con j ference n recently held in Barbadoes J. J E. E Duerden of Jamaica an economic scientist scientist scientist of some note brought forward an In Interesting Interesting interesting In- In proposal for increasing and Improving Im Im- mi- mi the cultivation l of tree oysters proving v v and as t there e e Is a a. rich field 1 in nearly e rie all i ithe the West Vest India Islands and along alone ng the coast of Central America something may come of the scheme These oysters cling to t-o the branches of the mangrove When the the- English rooks are building their nests frequently a rookery Is dIsturbed disturbed disturbed dis dIs- dis- dis by big quarrels over the placing of those huge bundles of sticks In the tree treetops tops The trouble occurs mostly with young birds wishing to place their nests too nea near to an old nest A council of rooks Is called with the result that the nests of the disputants are soon scattered to the winds and the claimant and the defendant defendant defendant de de- de- de both have to begin a new tion Sometimes there is a disturbance on a more limited scale when a pair of birds do o their very best to pull the sticks from the nest of another pair each of the contending parties doing all they can canto canto canto to prevent the other from building Rooks are curiously wise weather-wise and they scent a coming storm and set to work to re repair repair repair re- re re- re pair and strengthen their nests before ore that Imminent gale has been evident to the farmer The rooks rook's powers of sight and hearing are remarkable Chicago Chicago News |