Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0325
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July 1770. Endeavours River
which was a male which was easily to be distinguishd from the female by the vast size of his tail which was four times longer & thicker than hers in every other respect they were exactly alike One of our people on board the ship who has been a Turtler in the West Indies told me that they never sent male Turtle home to England from thence because they wasted in keeping much more than the females which we found to be true
17. Tupia who was over the water by himself saw 3 Indians who gave him a kind of longish roots about as thick as a mans finger & of a very good taste on his return the Captn Dr Solander & myself went over in hopes to see them & renew our connections; we met with four in a canoe who soon after came ashore & came to us without any signs of fear after receiving the beads &c that we had given them they went away, we attempted to follow them hoping that they would lead us to their fellows where we might have an opportunity of seeing their Women they however by signs made us understand that they did not desire our company