. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 408 THE HARP SEAL. before he reaches the limits of their home. Perhaps these ebullitions of regard are not totally personal to the keeper, but are partly caused by certain pieces of fish which he carries with him. As soon as they receive the expected gift, they seize it between their teeth, and unless they happen to be hungry, become very playful, and execute all manner of aquatic gambols before they eat it, much after the manner of a cat with a mouse. The specific name of vitulina, or c
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 408 THE HARP SEAL. before he reaches the limits of their home. Perhaps these ebullitions of regard are not totally personal to the keeper, but are partly caused by certain pieces of fish which he carries with him. As soon as they receive the expected gift, they seize it between their teeth, and unless they happen to be hungry, become very playful, and execute all manner of aquatic gambols before they eat it, much after the manner of a cat with a mouse. The specific name of vitulina, or calf-like, has been given to the Common Seal, not because it presents a calf dike aspect, but because its voice is thought to bear some resemblance to the plaintive cry of a calf when separated from its mother. The Common Seal, known in all the northern regions of both continents, was formerly quite abundant along the Atlantic shores as far south as Long Island and the Chesapeake Bay. The rocks in New York Harbor called Robbins' Reef, were so named by the early Dutch. HAHP SEAL, OR ATAK.—Phcca granlandica. settlers, because they were the resort of numerous Seals, the term robbin being derived from the Dutch, meaning Seal. Seals have been kept in the New York Aquarium, and have been taught to perform many feats of intelligence. Their large round heads and beautiful eyes are charming features. This Seal is seldom seen now south of Cape Cod. In Lynn Harbor, Mass., a few yet live on the "Lobster ; The Harp Seal derives its name from the very conspicuous manner in which its fur is colored. The general hue of the Harp Seal's coat is a whitish-gray, and upon that delicate tint are drawn two broad, semicircular bands of a deep black, their points nearly touching each other, and extendi lift- from the shoulders nearly to the root of the tail. These dark markings are thought to bear some resemblance to an ancient harp, and have given rise to the popular name by which thi
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