History of Wonderful FishesChristopher Bentham, 1823 - 181 pages |
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... tribe are 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 ...
... tribe are 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 ...
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... tribe is of great importance to mankind , supplying us , as has been mentioned , with those two valuable ar- ticles , oil and whalebone , and likewise with spermaceti . They are chiefly taken in the nor- thern seas . The English send ...
... tribe is of great importance to mankind , supplying us , as has been mentioned , with those two valuable ar- ticles , oil and whalebone , and likewise with spermaceti . They are chiefly taken in the nor- thern seas . The English send ...
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... tribe ; but the lower - jaw is considerably wider than the upper , and the body in proportion somewhat broader and more deep . The back fin sometimes measures six feet in length . It is found in the Mediterranean Sea , as well as in ...
... tribe ; but the lower - jaw is considerably wider than the upper , and the body in proportion somewhat broader and more deep . The back fin sometimes measures six feet in length . It is found in the Mediterranean Sea , as well as in ...
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... tribe is not less dreaded by greater fish , than many that to ap pearance seem more powerful ; nor do any of them seem fearful of attacking animals far above their size ; but the Great White Shark , which is the largest of the kind ...
... tribe is not less dreaded by greater fish , than many that to ap pearance seem more powerful ; nor do any of them seem fearful of attacking animals far above their size ; but the Great White Shark , which is the largest of the kind ...
Page 58
... opi- nion , that the female is larger than the male in all this tribe ; which would , if confirmed by ex- perience , make a striking agreement between them and birds of prey . THE RAY , THE same rapacity which impels the Shark. 58.
... opi- nion , that the female is larger than the male in all this tribe ; which would , if confirmed by ex- perience , make a striking agreement between them and birds of prey . THE RAY , THE same rapacity which impels the Shark. 58.
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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