. The polar world [microform] : a popular description of man and nature in the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the globe . Arctic races; Zoology; Races arctiques; Zoologie. 'i IS m TIIK I'OI-AK \VOI{Llt. rcwiU'ds ilio -whiiler's trouble. Tlutuj^h mot with in tin- liij^licst liititiiilos, iiiid I'oiiiiiiii^ over tlif \vli<»lo cxtoiit of ih,' Antiiivtic sous, it resorts in spriiiay, tV:c., for the purpose of brini^iii'^' forth its you)iL;'. This of eoni'se nuilces its ca[>tnre easier, but must iit the same time lead to its extirpation, or drive it to the most in;iC(>essible reyions of t
. The polar world [microform] : a popular description of man and nature in the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the globe . Arctic races; Zoology; Races arctiques; Zoologie. 'i IS m TIIK I'OI-AK \VOI{Llt. rcwiU'ds ilio -whiiler's trouble. Tlutuj^h mot with in tin- liij^licst liititiiilos, iiiid I'oiiiiiiii^ over tlif \vli<»lo cxtoiit of ih,' Antiiivtic sous, it resorts in spriiiay, tV:c., for the purpose of brini^iii'^' forth its you)iL;'. This of eoni'se nuilces its ca[>tnre easier, but must iit the same time lead to its extirpation, or drive it to the most in;iC(>essible reyions of the Polar Ueeun. Even now the whale tishery of the southern seas, whieh twentv or thirty years au;o employ^nl hundreds of vessels, has mueli diniiiiished in iui[)ortanee : it is chiefly carried on by the , th' Fri'iich, and oin- Australian coloii^'os, whieh. (llia^l'.MA- llAKIKlll!, S have the advantar(jnals of llie north, dives with such rapidity that he snaps the harpoon line or drag's the boat along' with him into the water, they are seldom hunted. ITence they will most hkcdy continue to prosper in their native seas, mdess the imiiroved missiles recentlv introduced in the whale fishery can be. 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 Hartwig, G. (Georg), 1813-1880. London : Longmans, Green
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectzoology, bookyear1892
