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Identifier: animallifeinseao00coop (find matches)
Title: Animal life in the sea and on the land
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Cooper, Sarah. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Zoology
Publisher: New York, Harper & brothers
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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rs whichstick out beyond it; but when the skins are prepared forsale, these coarse hairs are pulled out, leaving only theshort yellow fur underneath, which is then dyed to pro-duce the favorite rich brown color. 7. Sea-lions.—Sea-lions are a large species of seal havingexternal ears. They live in great companies in the PacificOcean, and towards spring they come to the shore to raisetheir little ones. The males land first, and take their po-sitions upon the rocks to await the arrival of the femalesa little later. Fierce struggles then take place as theychoose their mates from the herd. 8. Hundreds of these sea-lions may be seen clumsilydragging themselves over the rocks in San Francisco Bay.They have a loud, shrill bark, which they frequently utter,not only on the rocks but also in the water, when theyrise to the surface for a fresh supply of air. SEALS AND WALRUSES. 385 9. Walruses.—The walrus is much like the seal, exceptthat it is larger and heavier, and it has two sharp-pointed
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Fig. 266.—Walruses. tusks formed of the upper canine teeth, which grow down-ward, sometimes to the length of two feet. These strongtusks must be of great assistance to the walrus in scram-17 386 ANIMAL LIFE IN THE SEA AND ON THE LAND. bling out of the water and mounting upon steep rocks andicebergs. 10. Their Gambols.—Walruses live in large herds in theArctic seas, and are hunted for their blubber and theirtusks. Assembled on the ice, they appear to have greatsport rolling and tumbling heavily about, making the whilea loud, bellowing noise. After their frolic the whole partygenerally fall asleep, except one walrus, which is left onguard. The polar-bear is their great enemy, and thisexpert diver and swimmer hunts them both in the waterand upon land, so they are never secure from the dangerof an attack. BEAVERS AND SQUIRRELS. 387 LVII.BEAVERS AND SQUIRRELS. SUB-KINGDOM, VERTEBRATA : CLASS, MAMMALIA. 1. Beavers.—Not very long ago beavers were abundant innearly all the wooded distri

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