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The Whales arc more tliorouglily aquatic than any other animals that have 

 ah'cady been described, and are consequently framed in such a fish-like manner 

 that tlicy have generally been considered as fishes by those who were but little 

 acquainted with the animal kingdom. The entire livelihood of the Whale is 

 obtained in the waters, and their bodily structure is only fitted for traversing the 

 waves, so that if they should happen to be cast upon the shore they have no 

 means of regaining their native element, and are sure to perish miserably from 

 hunger. 



The Greenland Whale, Northern Whale, or Right Whale, as it is indif- 

 ferently termed, is an inhabitant of the Northeni Seas, where it is still found in 

 great abundance, although the constant ])ersecutions to which it has been 

 subjected for the sake of obtaining its oil and whalebone have considerably 

 thinned its numbers. 



