All about animalsFacts, stories and anecdotes . erookery. THE CRESTED SEAL. Sea-lions sometimes leave the herds and travel in twos and threes, oreven singly. Their advent to the coast can always be seen by anyone with asharp pair of eyes. The small seals, which usually feed upon the shallow-water fish, depart hastily, and before the fish have fairly noticed that they arebeing left alone, they find themselves pursued by a fiercer and hungrier foe. THE CRESTED SEAL. The Crested Seals are curious animals, being chiefly remarkable for theodd structure which they have on their heads. The real objec
All about animalsFacts, stories and anecdotes . erookery. THE CRESTED SEAL. Sea-lions sometimes leave the herds and travel in twos and threes, oreven singly. Their advent to the coast can always be seen by anyone with asharp pair of eyes. The small seals, which usually feed upon the shallow-water fish, depart hastily, and before the fish have fairly noticed that they arebeing left alone, they find themselves pursued by a fiercer and hungrier foe. THE CRESTED SEAL. The Crested Seals are curious animals, being chiefly remarkable for theodd structure which they have on their heads. The real object of these crestshas never been discovered. The onset of a herd of enraged seals is muchto be dreaded, for they are very fierce when their anger is aroused. Theirstrength is great, while their teeth are strong and sharp. As spring comes around there are fierce battles among the old bulls forthe possession of the females. The rookeries on the coast of Greenland, whichare strictly inhabitated by these animals, show traces, such as skeletons with. The length of the crushed skulls, of fearful conflicts having taken placecrested seal is about ten feet. Its fur is not of any great value. It has neverbeen much persecuted by man. The Esquimaux hunt the crested seals withharpoons having a line and air-bladder which will float attached that they mayalways locate their prey. THE WHALES. Did you know that the Whale was an animal, in spite of its living in thesea, and not a fish ? A fish can stay under water for any length of time, but awhale must breathe, and if it were prevented from doing so, it would bedrowned just the same as a man. From the skin or blubber of the whale is obtained a splendid oil, and fromits jaw comes whalebone. In fact, almost every part of the whale is of some useto man. The whalebone forms a screen on each side of the mouth, and afterthe whale has taken in a mouthful of little fishes out of a shoal, it strains thewater out and the whalebone keeps the fishes in. Som
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