. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. CLASS .mammals: order carnivora. mg. 67. 51. Flrr. 68. Bosmdrus (Mms, Walrus. ^5. Rosmaridae.—The Walms, unlike the seal, has neither lower incisors nor canines, while the upper canines project downward, sometimes two feet. By means of these and the vacuum- forming soles of its feet, it often ascends almost perpendicular ice- bergs a hundred feet high. It is omnivorous, feeding on shrimps, small fish, young seals, and marine vegetables, using its tusks for grub- bing up the plants on the sea-bottom. The parental afEection of the dams is great, and on the f
. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. CLASS .mammals: order carnivora. mg. 67. 51. Flrr. 68. Bosmdrus (Mms, Walrus. ^5. Rosmaridae.—The Walms, unlike the seal, has neither lower incisors nor canines, while the upper canines project downward, sometimes two feet. By means of these and the vacuum- forming soles of its feet, it often ascends almost perpendicular ice- bergs a hundred feet high. It is omnivorous, feeding on shrimps, small fish, young seals, and marine vegetables, using its tusks for grub- bing up the plants on the sea-bottom. The parental afEection of the dams is great, and on the first alarm they take their cubs under their fins and escape to the water.*. 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 Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886. New York, Chicago [etc. ] A. S. Barnes & Company
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