. American types of animal life. Zoology; Animal behavior. THE SEA-LION 277 ground. Then the digits of the hand are dii'ected back- wards, while those of the hind-foot are turned forwards. The two hind-limbs, however, are bound together by the skin almost down to the ankles, and so, in walking, that part of the body presents a singularly constrained and awkward appearance. We have said that the sea-lion can hardly be unknown by any visitor to San Francisco, and such is indeed the case, for their destruction has been for some time Fig. 74. ^"* ' /'^. THE CALIFORNIAN SEA-LION. forbidden, an
. American types of animal life. Zoology; Animal behavior. THE SEA-LION 277 ground. Then the digits of the hand are dii'ected back- wards, while those of the hind-foot are turned forwards. The two hind-limbs, however, are bound together by the skin almost down to the ankles, and so, in walking, that part of the body presents a singularly constrained and awkward appearance. We have said that the sea-lion can hardly be unknown by any visitor to San Francisco, and such is indeed the case, for their destruction has been for some time Fig. 74. ^"* ' /'^. THE CALIFORNIAN SEA-LION. forbidden, and a view of them (through a telescope) disporting themselves on some adjacent rocks, is one of the sights shown to those who come for the first time to the City of the Golden Gate. During the last twenty years the animal has become well known even in Europe, and has been shown at the Central Park Menagerie, New York, and the Zoological Gardens of Philadelphia and Cincinnati. It has also been exhibited by the late Mr. P. T. Barnum. A sea- lion, though of a different variety, was first brought to the Zoological Societ/s Garden, in London, in 1866. It. 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 Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1827-1900. Boston, Little, Brown and Company
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