. An account of the Arctic regions [microform] : with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 1. i # .^^: I â tit ..a: ! % . !â a*^: J^- Vi id' 11268 ACCOUNT Ol TIIK ARCTIC KKGJONS. They seem to prefer tliose situations wliich afford them the most secure retreats. Among the ice, they have an occasional slielter; but so far as it is permeable, the security is rather apparent than real. That they are conscious of its affording them shel- ter, we can readily perceive, from o]»serving, that the course of their flight when scared or ^vounded,
. An account of the Arctic regions [microform] : with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 1. i # .^^: I â tit ..a: ! % . !â a*^: J^- Vi id' 11268 ACCOUNT Ol TIIK ARCTIC KKGJONS. They seem to prefer tliose situations wliich afford them the most secure retreats. Among the ice, they have an occasional slielter; but so far as it is permeable, the security is rather apparent than real. That they are conscious of its affording them shel- ter, we can readily perceive, from o]»serving, that the course of their flight when scared or ^vounded, is generally towards the nearest or most compact ice. The place of their retreat, liowc^ cr, is regulated by various circumstances ; it may sometimes depend on the quality and quantity of food occurring, the dis- position of the ice, or exemption from enemies. At one time, their favourite haunt is amidst the huge and extended masses of the field ice ; at another, in the open seas adjacent. Sometimes the majority of the whales inhabiting those seas, seem collected within a small and single circuit; at others, they are scattered in various hordes, and numerous single individuals, over an amazing extent of surface. To discover and reach the haunts of the whale, is an ob- ject of the first consideration in the fishery, and oc- casionally the most difficult and laborious to accom- plish. In close seasons, though the ice joins the south of Spitzbergen, and thereby forms a barrier against the fishing-stations, yet this barrier is often of a li- mited extent, and terminates on the coasts of Spitz- bergen in an open space, either forming, or leading to, the retreat of the whales. Such space is some-. 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 Scoresby, William, 1789-1857. Edinburgh; [London] : Printed for Ar
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