. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE PORPOISE. m reaching that locality about the end. of November. It swims in large herds, and is of exceed- ing value to the natives, who not only eat its hesh, and burn and drink its oil, but employ the sinews for thread, which may be made of any degree of fineness by splitting the tendons, and use the delicate internal membranes for windows to their huts. The coming of the Beluga is anxiously expected by the Greenlanders, as their provisions generally run short about the end of Novem
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE PORPOISE. m reaching that locality about the end. of November. It swims in large herds, and is of exceed- ing value to the natives, who not only eat its hesh, and burn and drink its oil, but employ the sinews for thread, which may be made of any degree of fineness by splitting the tendons, and use the delicate internal membranes for windows to their huts. The coming of the Beluga is anxiously expected by the Greenlanders, as their provisions generally run short about the end of November, and are replenished by the flesh of their welcome visitor. The Beluga, or White Whale, is closely allied to the above. This cetacean, in an adult, is about twelve feet in length. The color is a uniform creamy white. Its habitat is the region of the St. Lawrence River, where shoals of them even push into the fresh water. It is captured for its oil. Specimens ten feet in length have been transported to New York, where they have been kept in the great tanks of the Aquarium. Indeed, one was successfully taken to England, and lived long enough to give some opportunity to witness a riving whale in confinement. This specimen was quite amenable to domestication—feeding from its keeper's hands, POKFOISE. —I'hocatna co/nmu/tis. Most familiar of all the Dolphin fraternity is the well-known Porpoise, or Sea Hog, an animal which may be seen on any of our coasts, tumbling about on the waves, and executing various gambols in the exuberance of its sportive feelings. Before steamboats came into general use, the Porpoises were constant attendants on the packet and passenger boats, sometimes pursuing the vessels from sheer curiosity, and at other times following in their wake in hopes of picking up the garbage that might be thrown over- board. In the present day, however, the Porpoises are so frightened at the paddles and screws, that they remain at a respectful distance from the b
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