. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 420 PARENTAL CARE AMONG FRESH-WATER PISHES. burrow, and as the waters completely dried up it remained in the mud, breathing air by means of an air ; It, however, appeared to make nothing so specialized as the cocoon secreted by the Pro- toptere. As a rule, the Lepidosiren is a sluggish animal and wriggles among the dense vegetation which it afl'ects. It acts as if it were almost blind, " merely distinguishing light and shade,
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 420 PARENTAL CARE AMONG FRESH-WATER PISHES. burrow, and as the waters completely dried up it remained in the mud, breathing air by means of an air ; It, however, appeared to make nothing so specialized as the cocoon secreted by the Pro- toptere. As a rule, the Lepidosiren is a sluggish animal and wriggles among the dense vegetation which it afl'ects. It acts as if it were almost blind, " merely distinguishing light and shade,'' and is very sensitive to vibrations in the water. "A remarkable point'' also, at least of the 3'oung, was o1)served by Kerr. '' During the night the black chromatophores all shrank up, so that the creature was of a nearly ])ure white with round yellow ;" With the return of daylight the characteristic color is resumed. "At dawn the creatures are still jjale. but gradually darken, until about sunrise the normal deep color is ;. 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 Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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