. American animals: a popular guide to the mammals of North America north of Mexico, with intimate biographies of the more familiar species. Mammals -- North America. Longitudinal section through head of whale, showing position of whalebone and nasal opening. (After Lydekker.) surface to take a new breath, and the watery appearance of the spout is due to the condensation of moisture in the discharged breath and also to the fact that some water is thrown up if. Skeleton of whale (Balcena), showing contour of body, (After Lydekker.) the breath is expelled before the whale quite reaches the surfa
. American animals: a popular guide to the mammals of North America north of Mexico, with intimate biographies of the more familiar species. Mammals -- North America. Longitudinal section through head of whale, showing position of whalebone and nasal opening. (After Lydekker.) surface to take a new breath, and the watery appearance of the spout is due to the condensation of moisture in the discharged breath and also to the fact that some water is thrown up if. Skeleton of whale (Balcena), showing contour of body, (After Lydekker.) the breath is expelled before the whale quite reaches the surface. We have three quite different types of whalebone whales en our coast, and from one to three species of each. Right Whale Balaena glacialis Bonnaterre Length. 50 to 60 feet. Description. Head enormous, equal to one-third of the total length; highly arched above the level of the back; mouth cavity consequently large and whalebone very long. Bones 13. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stone, Witmer, 1866-1939; Cram, William Everett, 1871-. New York : Doubleday, Page & Co.
Size: 2891px × 864px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookpublishernewyo, bookyear1904
