. The geography of mammals. Fig. 43.—The Common Seal. (Pitoca vitulina.) while the other (M. tropicalis) is in these days restricted tosome of the smaller and less known islands of the WestIndies. The Phocidse of the Antarctic Ocean all belong to generadistinct from the Arctic forms and more nearly allied toMonachus, the Seal of the Mid-Atlantic. They are offour species, belonging to as many genera: Ogmorhinus, 202 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS Lobodon, Leptonyclcotes, and Ommatophoca. Besides thesethe Sea-elephant of the whalers (Macrorhinus) is essentiallyan Antarctic form, though now nearly exti
. The geography of mammals. Fig. 43.—The Common Seal. (Pitoca vitulina.) while the other (M. tropicalis) is in these days restricted tosome of the smaller and less known islands of the WestIndies. The Phocidse of the Antarctic Ocean all belong to generadistinct from the Arctic forms and more nearly allied toMonachus, the Seal of the Mid-Atlantic. They are offour species, belonging to as many genera: Ogmorhinus, 202 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS Lobodon, Leptonyclcotes, and Ommatophoca. Besides thesethe Sea-elephant of the whalers (Macrorhinus) is essentiallyan Antarctic form, though now nearly extinct there, after. ^MMPHtfMMnttoB Fig. 44.—The Manatee.(Manatus amcricanus.) long persecution by man. But, as already noted, it extends,or has in former days extended, far up the west coast ofAmerica, and is still occasionally found on the coast ofCalifornia. MARINE MAMMALS 203 Section III.—Distribution of Sirenians Only two forms of Sirenians are at the present timeexisting on the earths surface—the Manatee (Manatus)
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