. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. THF, EAKLESS SEAL FAMIIY. TA Sea), iiulfod, seems to be mucli the more discerniny auiinal of the two ; for its actions bespoke a knowledge of our not Ijeing Kangaroos, whereas tlie Kangai'oo not unfrequently appeared to consider us to be ; It evidently is to Peron's animal, or one otherwise not to be distinguished from it, that the naturalists of the Astrolabe, fully twenty years after, referred as the â cendree frequenting Port Western, Australia. This appears to be a distinct animal from others hitherto described, thou
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. THF, EAKLESS SEAL FAMIIY. TA Sea), iiulfod, seems to be mucli the more discerniny auiinal of the two ; for its actions bespoke a knowledge of our not Ijeing Kangaroos, whereas tlie Kangai'oo not unfrequently appeared to consider us to be ; It evidently is to Peron's animal, or one otherwise not to be distinguished from it, that the naturalists of the Astrolabe, fully twenty years after, referred as the â cendree frequenting Port Western, Australia. This appears to be a distinct animal from others hitherto described, though so little is positively known that I shall merely draw attention to its colour. It is grey on the back, lighter on the muzzle, and rusty-gi-ey on the lower parts of the body. It has sparse reddish under-fur, and Clark states of the somewhat dilapidated skin preserved in the Paris Museum that it has a length of Ijetween seven and eight feet. CHAPTER III. III.âTHE EARLESS SEAL FAIIILY (PHOCIDiE). General CharacteristicsâPeculiar Formation of the Hiiul LegsâDentitionâSwimming-The Common' SealâRange-Fight between a Seal and SalmonâColourâAppearanceâAnnual CatchâUse of Skins in GreenlandâHabitsâThe Rinued SealâAppearanceâVarious NamesâOdourâFleshâSkin ClothesâHauntsâModes of CaptureâRangeâThe Green- land, or Saddleback SealâHabitsâAppearanceâNamesâRangeâMigi-ationsâ" Seals' Weddings "âFive .Stages of ColourâFemalesâWei -itâSeal Fisheries-HuntingâImplements of SlaughterâVarious OperationsâThe Sealers- Oil, Skins, &c.âThe Bearded SealâThe Grey SealâThe SealâThe Crested or Bladuer-Nose Sealâ RangeâSizeâFerocityâCharacter of the so-called Crest-Dentition-ColourâThe Elephant SealâPeculiar Range- ProboscisâScamraon's AccountâHabitsâHuntingâHardships of the HuntersâRecreations of the MenâBlubber, Oil, and SkinsâRoss's Large-eted SealâThe Sea LeopardâWeddell's SealâThe Crab-eating SealâConcluding RemarksâThe Slau
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