326 THE FUR SEALS OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 



like lizards. Bulls and cows both weep a great deal, keeping up a steady lachrymal 

 flow, making a dark stain behind and below the eye. 



A bull is seen copulating on Tolstoi. The cow is in an awkward position and he 

 is apparently unsuccessful within half an hour. 



A bull and cow about to copulate near a newly born pup threaten to crush it. 

 The mother drags away the pup, which is not more than a few hours old, having the 

 placenta, still red, attached. The cow finally gets her pup into a safe place. 



The cows move their pups as a cat does her kittens by the nape of the neck. 

 An attempt to carry a wandering pup that way proved dangerous. The skin on the 

 neck was not loose enough and the pup's sharp teeth are too ready too bite. It is not 

 wise to attempt to pick up a lively pup in that way. 



The bulls patiently and indifferently father all the pups attached to their harems. 

 Most ignore the presence of the little fellows. The cows are apparently never jealous 

 and like to be in a crowd. 



Pups have the temper of the old bulls and are fierce enough. They cry like 

 children. A stray pup is exceedingly cross when touched. 



JULY 22. 



Mr. Lucas visited the typical harems on the Eeef slide, Ardiguen, in the forenoon, 

 and in the afternoon went with Dr. Jordan to Kitovi rookery. Colonel Murray counted 

 the harems on Lagoon rookery. Mr. Macoun photographed Eeef rookery. 



A dense fog prevailed during the forenoon, clearing away at noon; wind still 

 from the southeast; thermometer, 44; barometer, 30.5G. 



Colonel Murray reported 115 harems as the result of his count of Lagoon rookery, 

 made from a boat. The original count was 120. It is likely that he omitted to count 

 some of the harems toward the back or landward side. 



KITOVI. 



A cow all alone with a pup was seen some rods above Kitovi. She must have 

 landed and borne her pup alone, finding no harem. She is 100 yards south of the 

 rookery. She is much alarmed by our approach, but stays by the pup, which is still 

 very young. The placenta lies near it. She runs away at last, leaving her pup. A 

 big rotting sea-lion carcass lies near by. 



A little pup was found wandering off behind the rookery. He was starving and 

 nearly dead. He was killed. Even half-starved he was very tenacious of life, and 

 revived three times after clubbing. 



Much so called teasing of bulls by the cows is the result of the bull's effort to 

 stop the cow from doing something she wants to do. This teasing on the water's 

 edge means that the cow either wishes to leave the water to seek her harem or wishes 

 to go to sea, and is being prevented by the bull, who places himself in her way. She 

 bites him on the neck and breast, sometimes in the mouth. It does not show that the 

 cow is in heat or that the bull lacks virility; at least it is susceptible in many cases of 

 an easier and more rational solution. In nearly every instance the cow finally gets 

 away to the sea or to her harem above. 



On Ardiguen a female leaves her own harem and starts for the water. She is 

 intercepted and held by the bull in an adjacent harem. After a little interviewing 

 and smelling she is allowed to escape. A cow in a near harem is restless and seems 

 to wish to leave, but is prevented by the bull. 



