Natural history of animals; . A £ .£ n. Fig. 462. — Holothurian, or Sea Cucumber. inch to several feet in length. They live in the seaand are exceedingly interesting, and very beautifulwhen the long and delicate fringes around the mouthare expanded. When taken from the water theyshrink and lose their beauty of form and color. Theymust be seen in the ocean, or in the aquarium, in orderto get a good idea of them. Figure 462 shows onevery common at Grand Manan, Eastport, and otherplaces on the North Atlantic. The Chinese use theirdried and smoked skins, called trepang, in making soup. SEA URCHINS
Natural history of animals; . A £ .£ n. Fig. 462. — Holothurian, or Sea Cucumber. inch to several feet in length. They live in the seaand are exceedingly interesting, and very beautifulwhen the long and delicate fringes around the mouthare expanded. When taken from the water theyshrink and lose their beauty of form and color. Theymust be seen in the ocean, or in the aquarium, in orderto get a good idea of them. Figure 462 shows onevery common at Grand Manan, Eastport, and otherplaces on the North Atlantic. The Chinese use theirdried and smoked skins, called trepang, in making soup. SEA URCHINS, OR ECHINOIDEA. True Sea Urchins are hemispherical, or flattened, andhave a hard shell composed of plates which are regular
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