. A complete geography. Therefore, unlike the true fishes, which secure air from thewater by means of gills, the whale must now and then rise to the surfacefor air. It is when rising to breath, or blow, that the huge creaturesare harpooned. One species of whale living in the Arctic supplies not only fat, orblubber, for oil, but also whale bone, a very elastic material which growsin the whales mouth. Eushing through the sea with its mouth open, thewhale strains the water t through the fringes of thewhale bone, and thus se-cures the thousands oftiny animals upon whichit feeds. This bone is ofuse
. A complete geography. Therefore, unlike the true fishes, which secure air from thewater by means of gills, the whale must now and then rise to the surfacefor air. It is when rising to breath, or blow, that the huge creaturesare harpooned. One species of whale living in the Arctic supplies not only fat, orblubber, for oil, but also whale bone, a very elastic material which growsin the whales mouth. Eushing through the sea with its mouth open, thewhale strains the water t through the fringes of thewhale bone, and thus se-cures the thousands oftiny animals upon whichit feeds. This bone is ofuse for various purposes,as, for instance, in womensdresses. Sealing.—In the Arctic are found manydifferent kinds of seal. One of these, the fur ^^^ seals among the rocks near the coast of oue of the seal, which lives in Ber-ing Sea, is of great value because of its soft fur, which is much usedfor winter cloaks. During the greater part of the year the furseals swim in the sea in search of food ; but in the spring, during. -^gQ NORTH AMERICA the breeding season, they resort to the Pribilot Islands. The UnitedStates government prohibits all persons fro>n killing the» except one
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