. Animal physiology. Physiology, Comparative. Fig. 241.—Skeleton of Dugong. expansion, however (which is in the horizontal direction, fig. 242), is not supported by bones, except in its centre ; but it consists internally of cartilages and tendons, which last are prolonged from a set of very powerful muscles that are at- tached to the spine, and give to this organ an enormous force. Fig. 242.—Tail-Fik of Whale. and great variety of motion. The texture of the poi-tion of it^ by which the blow is usually given, is such that it can hardly be injured ; it is so tough that it cannot be torn, and so
. Animal physiology. Physiology, Comparative. Fig. 241.—Skeleton of Dugong. expansion, however (which is in the horizontal direction, fig. 242), is not supported by bones, except in its centre ; but it consists internally of cartilages and tendons, which last are prolonged from a set of very powerful muscles that are at- tached to the spine, and give to this organ an enormous force. Fig. 242.—Tail-Fik of Whale. and great variety of motion. The texture of the poi-tion of it^ by which the blow is usually given, is such that it can hardly be injured ; it is so tough that it cannot be torn, and so free from feeling, that a stroke of it against a hard substance gives no pain to the animal. If it strike a boat across the middle with its edge, the boat is cut asunder as clean and suddenly as if by one stroke of a giant axe; whereas, if it strike with. 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 Carpenter, William Benjamin, 1813-1885. London : H. G. Bohn
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