. A book of whales. Whales. 204 A BOOK OF WHALES attacked one after another a number of boats which had left the vessel for its capture, giving chase to each. Captain Scammon thinks that in some cases vessels which have been mysteriously lost at sea have been sunk by Cachalots. The at least occasional ferocity of Cachalots is emphasised by a name given to such whales; they are spoken of as "eating ;. FIG. 27. SPERM WHALE (?) ATTACKING A SHIP. (From Olaus Magnus.) It may be that the males, as in so many other kinds of animals, fight for the females, and that the black bulk of a
. A book of whales. Whales. 204 A BOOK OF WHALES attacked one after another a number of boats which had left the vessel for its capture, giving chase to each. Captain Scammon thinks that in some cases vessels which have been mysteriously lost at sea have been sunk by Cachalots. The at least occasional ferocity of Cachalots is emphasised by a name given to such whales; they are spoken of as "eating ;. FIG. 27. SPERM WHALE (?) ATTACKING A SHIP. (From Olaus Magnus.) It may be that the males, as in so many other kinds of animals, fight for the females, and that the black bulk of a whaling vessel may be mistaken for one of their own kind ; the solitary males which are thus ferocious may further be comparable to " rogue" elephants driven out of the herd by their companions. A species, called by Dr. Gray Pliyseter tursio>. 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 Beddard, Frank E. (Frank Evers), 1858-1925. London, J. Murray; New York, G. P. Putnam's sons
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