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THE PUPS. 



U. H. Mclntyie, p, 5S. 



The average weight and length of the different 

 sizes and ages may be generally stated about as 

 follows: 



At time of birth 



At 1 year old 



A1 2 years old 



At '■> j ears old, male 



At 3 years old, female, nearly full grown 



At i years old, male 



At 4 years old, female, full grown 



At 5 years old, male 



At 6 years old, male, nearly full grown. 

 At full adult age, male 



Length. 



Inches. 

 12 

 38 

 46 

 54 

 54 

 60 

 56 

 66 

 75 

 78 



Weight. 



rounds. 



7 



39 



60 



90 



60 



150 



80 



225 



350 



450 



The nomenclature and technical terms of seal hunters have changed 



somewhat [within the past eighteen years]. We 



C. M. Scammon,p, 474. hear of " cows "instead of "clap-matches,"" bulls" 



instead of " wigs," and "bachelors" or "holuschuc- 



kie" instead of "yearlings." 



THE PUPS. 



BIRTH. 



Page 98 of The Caso. 



The pups are born on the rookeries, and remain with their mothers, 

 living wholly upon their mother's milk until they 

 William Brennan.p.359. can gQ jnto fcbe gea aud care for themselves. 



They are called "black" and "gray" pups; black before they shed 

 their first coat and gray afterwards. As they grow older the gray turns 

 darker, except upon the neck and head; but the color of the hair does 

 not affect the fur, which can be seen by parting it. The thickness and 

 length of the fur determines the value of the skin. 



J. Stanley Broion, p. 13. 



The birth of the pups is nearly synchronous with 

 the arrival of the mothers. 



The young on being born have all the appearance of pups of a New- 

 foundland dog with flippers. On emerging from 

 J. Stanley Brown, p. 15. their warm resting place into the chill air they 

 utter a plaintive bleat not unlike that of a young- 

 lamb. The mother fondles them with many demonstrations of affection, 

 and they begin nursing soon after birth. 



The pup seal is born on the rocky shores of these islands, the mother 



evidently preferring a spot covered with broken 



Chas. Bryant, p. 4. lava rocks to the sand beaches. The birth takes 



place within two or three days after the female 



lands, and often within a few hours. When born the pup weighs from 



4 to 5 pouuds, and spends the tirst six weeks of its existence on land. 



