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Most of them were passed at close range without being awakened. Some few of the 

 bulls were startled, in most cases by the snorting of bulls nearer to us and awake. 

 It is the noise and not the odor that first alarms them. 



ZAPADNI REEF. 



On the hauling ground of Zapadni Reef there were fully 2,000 yearling bachelors 

 hauled out. They have been extending their hauling ground recently and have 

 trampled down several rods of the grass-grown area. Along the stones were numbers 

 of detached bachelors sleeping. On going up to one a cane was pushed gently 

 against his nose without awakening him. Another was approached on the windward 

 side and stroked for some time with a walking stick before he awoke. Two others 

 were rubbed in .the same way. They sleep very soundly. Later on 2 outlying bulls 

 asleep on the sand were approached to within less than 10 feet on the windward side 

 without awakening them. One of these was lying on his side, with his nose directly 

 toward us. It was only when he opened his eyes that he took any alarm at our 

 presence. While the sense of smell may help the seal some, there is nothing 

 remarkable about it. None of its senses seem remarkably acute. 



On the breeding ground, which fronts on English Bay, a tremendous surf was 

 breaking. On going down to the water's edge in one of the bachelor runways a number 

 of virgins in single harems were seen in charge of water bulls. One of these ran a 

 little way into the water on our approach. The bull went after her, and a great 

 were struck them and turned them over. He held her there during our stay, 

 alternately on the rocks and submerged in the water. 



LUKANIN UEACH. 



The angle of Lukanin beach, where it might be expected that dead pups from 

 Kitovi and Lukauin would be washed up, was visited on our return. None were 

 found, and those seen there before had been washed away. There are, however, no 

 sandy depressions on these rookeries, and few dead pups are to be expected. 



A 4-year-old bull lies dead on the beach at the foot of the hauling ground on 

 Lukanin, too far up to have been washed there by the surf. His fore flippers are 

 badly swollen. On opening, one is found to be shot through with buckshot and 

 broken. Maggots were seen on one nipper. A dead pup lies near by, probably an 

 estray killed by the bachelors. It is too rotten for dissection. 



A young holostiak lying at some distance alone wakened with difficulty, sits 

 up, and seems ready to fight at first, but moves away languidly, voiding excrement of 

 a thin, watery nature containing worms. The animal acts as though it were weak 

 and sick. 



REPORT OF MR. LUCAS FROM ST. GEORGE. 



Strong southwest wind, but no rain. Seals are not obviously more abundant on 

 North rookery than yesterday. On the east end of the rookery the bachelors are 

 numerous, having hauled out on the slope. 



The pups are again back on the slope, from which they moved yesterday on 

 account of the rain; many cows are with them. It is too windy to go over to Zapadni 

 to see if any pups have been drowned. One of the pups noted yesterday as being 

 newly born is dead this morning. 



