Dwellers of the sea and shore . dwellersofseasho00crow Year: 1935 2 6o Dwellers of the Sea and Shore In the other are the rorquals and the humpbacked whales. But the difference between the families is one of degree rather than of kind. In the right whales, known technically as the Bahenidce, the whalebone is very long; in the other whalebone w^hales, the Bahenop- terid^e, the whalebone is comparatively short. Further- more, the right whales have nc dorsal fin, while the rorquals invariably are possessed of this appendage, though in some specimens it is rather small. Another means of identific
Dwellers of the sea and shore . dwellersofseasho00crow Year: 1935 2 6o Dwellers of the Sea and Shore In the other are the rorquals and the humpbacked whales. But the difference between the families is one of degree rather than of kind. In the right whales, known technically as the Bahenidce, the whalebone is very long; in the other whalebone w^hales, the Bahenop- terid^e, the whalebone is comparatively short. Further- more, the right whales have nc dorsal fin, while the rorquals invariably are possessed of this appendage, though in some specimens it is rather small. Another means of identification for t^^os? w'^o chance to meet GREENLAND WHALE. with them at sea is by their manner of disappearing under the surface. The right whales dive with the great head almost straight down into the water, throw- ing upward the flukes of the tail, while the rorquals, on the other hand, sink out of sight gradually, much in the way that a submarine boat disappears from view. The most famous of the right whales is the Green- land, or Arctic, whale. This is the true polar species, seldom or never being found far from the Arctic ice. It was at one time the object of a great luiropean fishery. Holland, England, and France were chiefly engaged, but a large Dutch settlement in Spitzbergen employed no less than 260 ships and 14,000 men in
Size: 2633px × 759px
Photo credit: © Bookend / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: archive, book, drawing, historical, history, illustration, image, page, picture, print, reference, vintage
