History of Wonderful FishesChristopher Bentham, 1823 - 181 pages |
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Page 23
... rocks , with such force , as to occasion its almost immediate death ; and that , in spite of its usual voracity , this shark will not dare to approach even the dead body of the Cachalot . There is , in the upper part of the skull of the ...
... rocks , with such force , as to occasion its almost immediate death ; and that , in spite of its usual voracity , this shark will not dare to approach even the dead body of the Cachalot . There is , in the upper part of the skull of the ...
Page 41
... rocks ; dislodging them by means of their back fin , and thus precipitating them into the water . From their vast agility they are not often caught . They seldom remain more than a mo- ment above the surface of the ocean , but their ...
... rocks ; dislodging them by means of their back fin , and thus precipitating them into the water . From their vast agility they are not often caught . They seldom remain more than a mo- ment above the surface of the ocean , but their ...
Page 45
... rocks ; and , when disturbed , al- ways plunges down at once to the bottom . The Seal is a social animal , and wherever it frequents , numbers are generally seen together . They are found in every climate , but in the North and Icy Seas ...
... rocks ; and , when disturbed , al- ways plunges down at once to the bottom . The Seal is a social animal , and wherever it frequents , numbers are generally seen together . They are found in every climate , but in the North and Icy Seas ...
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... rock , or desolate island , at some distance from the continent . When they suckle their young , they sit upon their hinder legs , while these , which are at first white with woolly hair , cling to the teats , of which there are four in ...
... rock , or desolate island , at some distance from the continent . When they suckle their young , they sit upon their hinder legs , while these , which are at first white with woolly hair , cling to the teats , of which there are four in ...
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... rock , of which it takes possession , and where it sleeps , when fatigued with fishing , uninterrupted by any of the rest . How long this animal lives is not known : a gentleman who lived in Ireland , kept two of them , which he had ...
... rock , of which it takes possession , and where it sleeps , when fatigued with fishing , uninterrupted by any of the rest . How long this animal lives is not known : a gentleman who lived in Ireland , kept two of them , which he had ...
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animal appear bait Barnacle Goose belly blubber boats body bottom Cachalot caught claws coast colour covered crab creature danger deep devour diving Dolphin Eels eggs eight Electrical Eel encrease enemies fastened feet in length fins fish fisheries fishermen five flesh frequently furnished Goose Barnacle Grampus Greenland grow habitation harpoon head holes Holibut hooks hundred inches inhabitants kind lines lobster Mackerel manner miles motion mouth muscles Nautilus nets nippers numbers ocean oysters pearls pieces pilchard ponds porpoise pounds pounds weight prey pursue quadruped quantity resembles retreats rivers rocks sail Salmon salt sand scarcely season seems seen seize seldom Shark shell Shetland Isles ship shoals shore side skin sometimes soon spawn spermaceti stomach Sturgeon substance Sucking-fish surface swim Sword-fish tail taken teeth three or four throw tide tribe Turbot usually voracity weather Whale White Shark whole young