. Dwellers of the sea and shore . .MAN-EATING SHARK. springing forward and cutting the spine above the tail fin with an ax. The Greenland shark {Lacmargus borealis) is the notable exception to the order. It inhabits the cold northern seas, and is rarely seen elsewhere. The two dorsal fins are small. In size it approaches that of the white shark, but its head and teeth are smaller. Never- theless, its ability to use its jaws with effect is testified by many reliable observers. It is a truculent enemy of large whales, these having been frequently found with pieces bitten out of their tails by th
. Dwellers of the sea and shore . .MAN-EATING SHARK. springing forward and cutting the spine above the tail fin with an ax. The Greenland shark {Lacmargus borealis) is the notable exception to the order. It inhabits the cold northern seas, and is rarely seen elsewhere. The two dorsal fins are small. In size it approaches that of the white shark, but its head and teeth are smaller. Never- theless, its ability to use its jaws with effect is testified by many reliable observers. It is a truculent enemy of large whales, these having been frequently found with pieces bitten out of their tails by this animal. Whalers have reported that while a crew was occupied in cutting away the blubber of a killed whale, a Greenland shark
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