. Arctic zoology [microform]. Zoology; Zoologie. ARCTIC WALRUS. Gulph of St. Laurence. The tufks of thofe of the Frozen Sea arc much longer, more flender, and have a twill and inward curva- ture. They are gregarious, and fometimes have been found together in thoufandsj are very fhy, and avoid the haunts of mankind. They ufually are feen on the floating ice, preferring that for their re- fidence, as their bodies require cooling, by reafon of the heat which arifes from their exceliive fatnefs *. They are monogamous; couple in June^ and bring forth in the earlieft fpring f. They bring one J, or v
. Arctic zoology [microform]. Zoology; Zoologie. ARCTIC WALRUS. Gulph of St. Laurence. The tufks of thofe of the Frozen Sea arc much longer, more flender, and have a twill and inward curva- ture. They are gregarious, and fometimes have been found together in thoufandsj are very fhy, and avoid the haunts of mankind. They ufually are feen on the floating ice, preferring that for their re- fidence, as their bodies require cooling, by reafon of the heat which arifes from their exceliive fatnefs *. They are monogamous; couple in June^ and bring forth in the earlieft fpring f. They bring one J, or very rarely two young at a time J feed on fea-plants, fifh, and fhells, which they either dig out of the fand, or force from the rocks with their great teeth. They make ufe alfo of their teeth to afcend the iflands of ice, by faftening them in the cracks, and by that means draw up their bodies. They fleep both on the ice -^nd in the water, and fnore exceflively loud §. They are harmlefs, unlefs provoked j but when wounded, or at- tacked, grow very fierce, and are very vindidive. When furprifed upon the ice, the females firft provide for the fafety of the young, by flinging it into the fea, and itfelf after it, carrying it to a fecure diftance, then returning with great rage to revenge the injury. They will fometimes attempt to fallen their teeth on the boats, with an intent to fink them, or rife in numbers under them to overfec them; at the fame time they fliew all marks of rage, by roaring in a dreadful manner, and gnafliing their teeth with great violence j if vonce thoroughly irritated, the whole herd will follow the boats till they lofe fight of them. They are ftrongly attached to each other, and will make every eflTort in their power, even to deathj to fet at liberty dieir harpooned companions |1. • NoTi. Com. Petrop. ii. 291. \ FauK, Greenl. 4. % Barents, 4. % Alii! tern, 109. II The , no. Z 2 A wounded 171 Please note that these images are extracted fro
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