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Seehunde und Wallrosse
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Amphibies. XVII. Vol. IV. No. 93., SEALS AND WALRUSSES., Fig. 1. The round tailed Manati. (Trichecus australis.), J-his Wallrus inhabits the ri vers of Africa especially the mouth of the river Senegal. Tt grows to the length of 14 or 15 feet. The head is Munt and rounded, and above the eyes which are not bigger than those of a hog, are tvvo orifices in the place of ears. The feet are uncouth and provided with flat and rounded nails. The tail is broad but quite rounded on the edges, whence the name is derived. The fiefh of this Wallrus is faid to tafte like veaJ. It is, however, chiefly "scil- led by the Negroes for the fake of the blubber or fat., Fig. 2. The pied Seal. (Phoca variegata.), The pied féal has the fnout taper and lengthened; the forefeet are furnished with long clavvs; the hind feet are very broad and provided with 5 very diftinct toes. The upper part of the body is blackish with a white, beily. This kind of féal generally fréquents the coasts of the Adriatic fea. It is very ferocious when first taken, but very soon familiarifed., Fig. 3. The Neck-lace Seal. (Var.), is but a variety of the former species, from which it differs in having a white ribbon-like band round the neck; its chief colour is black., Fig. 4. The harp Seal. (Phoca Groenlandica.), This féal is a native of the feas of Greeniand, Newfoundland and Iceland and paffes even as low as Kamtschatka. It grows to the length of 8 or 9 feet. On account of the thick fkin and the great produce of oil it is much valued by the feal-hunters. The little head which is of a black colour intcrmixed with white, terminâtes in a somewhat pointed fnout. The body is of a filver-grey colour, and variously patched or spotted with black.
