History of Wonderful FishesChristopher Bentham, 1823 - 181 pages |
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... seen constantly and inoffensively sporting among the other great monsters of the deep , no way attempting to injure them , but pleased in their company . Wherever it is seen , the Whale is shortly after seen to follow . The detached ...
... seen constantly and inoffensively sporting among the other great monsters of the deep , no way attempting to injure them , but pleased in their company . Wherever it is seen , the Whale is shortly after seen to follow . The detached ...
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... seen sticking to the foul bottoms of ships . But the enemy they have most to dread is the sword - fish . Whenever this appears , the Whale immediately exerts all his powers to escape its attack , which is always unavoidable if they meet ...
... seen sticking to the foul bottoms of ships . But the enemy they have most to dread is the sword - fish . Whenever this appears , the Whale immediately exerts all his powers to escape its attack , which is always unavoidable if they meet ...
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... seen , the ship following under all sail . The harpooner , standing up in the prow of the boat , holds his harpoon or javelin in his hand , five or six feet long , pointed with steel like the barbs of an arrow , of a triangular shape ...
... seen , the ship following under all sail . The harpooner , standing up in the prow of the boat , holds his harpoon or javelin in his hand , five or six feet long , pointed with steel like the barbs of an arrow , of a triangular shape ...
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... seen in shoals of from five or six to twenty and upwards in number , gambolling about in the ocean . Their food consists almost wholly of fish , and principally of mackerel and herrings . THE COMMON DOLPHIN . THE body of the Dolphin is ...
... seen in shoals of from five or six to twenty and upwards in number , gambolling about in the ocean . Their food consists almost wholly of fish , and principally of mackerel and herrings . THE COMMON DOLPHIN . THE body of the Dolphin is ...
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... seen , except in troops of from six or seven , to thirty and upwards in number . The great size of their tail fin , and the strong muscles of their tail , con- tribute to render them very active in the water ; along the surface of which ...
... seen , except in troops of from six or seven , to thirty and upwards in number . The great size of their tail fin , and the strong muscles of their tail , con- tribute to render them very active in the water ; along the surface of which ...
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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