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THE ANIMALS OF NEW ZEALAND 



Beluga, or White Whale. 



Ddphinapterus leucas. 

 White. About 12ft. long. 



The white whale is easily tamed, and is very docile. Its 

 blubber yields considerable quantities of oil. It is seldom seen 



W hite Whale. 



in these waters. In Hudson Bay and Davis Straits, the white 

 whales, which are there found in large numbers, are hunted for 

 their skins as well as their oil. The Greenlanders depend largely 

 for sustenance on this whale. 



Porpoise. 



(Drawing by A. If. Walsh.) 



Genus Ceplialorh yn elms. 

 Teeth small, from 25 to 30 each side of the jaw. Flippers 

 rather small. 



