. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. GRAMPUS. (After Mitrie a!,gland; «r,tiacliea. Thi-. SKELETON OF SPERM . Sjiei-mact'ti Cavity; v, Nasal Passage, terminates in long cords of tendon running to the tip of the tail. These tendons, like a telegrajihic cable, bound together in the smallest compass, are moved by the enormous fleshy masses of the body, and thus their vast force is conveyed to the caudal appendage, whose great power as a pro- pelling agent (and even a destructive one) enables the Whales to be truly roamers of the aea. Save the tail and flippers, the body is covere
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. GRAMPUS. (After Mitrie a!,gland; «r,tiacliea. Thi-. SKELETON OF SPERM . Sjiei-mact'ti Cavity; v, Nasal Passage, terminates in long cords of tendon running to the tip of the tail. These tendons, like a telegrajihic cable, bound together in the smallest compass, are moved by the enormous fleshy masses of the body, and thus their vast force is conveyed to the caudal appendage, whose great power as a pro- pelling agent (and even a destructive one) enables the Whales to be truly roamers of the aea. Save the tail and flippers, the body is covered by a dense layer of fat, the blubber. In the skeleton the neck-bones are often soldered into one or two separate pieces, rigidity being'needful in front, while the. 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 Duncan, P. Martin (Peter Martin), 1821-1891; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. London [etc] Cassell & Company, Limited
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