THE SEA LEOPARD 47 



Family Pli ocidae. 

 Hind limbs projecting backwards, and not capable of being 

 turned forward. Fore flippers smaller than the hind ones. Fore 

 flippers with claws, hind flippers often without them. Na 

 external ear. 



Key to the Genera. 



Four incisors in the lower jaw. Ogmorhinus. 



Two incisors in the lower jaw. Macrorhinus. 



Genus Ogmorliiniis. 

 All the molars, except the first, with two roots. Molars with 

 three pointed cusps, of which the middle one is the longest. 

 Antarctic Seas. 



tSiiiiOn-ni Cross Coll. Brit. Mus.) 

 Sea I/eopard. 



The Sea Leopard. — ^Pakaka. 



Ogmovh'uius Leptonijx. 

 Grey, paler beneath, with small black spots on the neek and body, and 

 some white spots on the sides. Usual length 7 to 8 feet, but sometimes 

 lil feet. An occasional visitor to the shores of New Zealand. 



The natural home of the sea leopard is in the ice-pack and 

 the islands near it; but it sometimes wanders north to New 

 Zealand, Tasmania, and New South \¥ales. It gives birth to its 

 young in September. It feeds on fish, birds, especially penguins, 

 and brown sea-weed. It is a savage animal, and will readily 

 attack man, but very little is known of its habits. It weighs 

 about 850 lbs. 



