116 THE PUPS. 



Fur-seals do not give birth to their young in 

 Andrew Laing,p.m. ,.;„, wa ter, neither will the pup seal live if horn in 

 the water. 



I have never known of any pup seals being caught in the water (ex- 

 cept those in embryo) that were less than several months old, nor are 

 any such ever offered to the trade, showing con- 

 l8aao Liebes, p. 454. clusively tomy mind that theyarenot bornatsea. 

 The Indians frequent ly offer "black pups" for sale, 

 but only such as they Lave removed from the womb of the mother seal. 



I have never killed nor saw a cow in milk, along 



llios. Lowe, p. 371. (lie coast, nor one that had recently given birth to 

 her young. 



Q. Save you ever seen any seals born in the water, and is it your 

 opinion that it is impossible lor them to be born 



Chas. Lutjew, p. 459. iu the water? — A. Seals can not be born in the 

 water. 



Have never known pups to be born in the water or on the coast of 



, ., ., ,. ,, op- Alaska or on I lie islands adjacent thereto, and 1 

 J. D. McDonald, ». 267. , , B ,, ■ , ,. . , , ' 



have spent 5 years on the coast ol Alaska. 



Jan. MeKeen,p.2G7. Have never known any pups to be born in the 



water or elsewhere- outside of the l'ribiloff Is- 

 lands. 



Q. In your opinion, is it feasible that pups can be born in the water 



and live? — A. I don't believe they can be born in 

 ^Alexander McLean, p. j]ir w . l((1 ,. .,, ;|| | ;||1( | , iv(>- , Qave ,,,..,,,, 8evera i 



people express I hemsel ves differently. I think 



myself it is impossible. Seals have got to haul up on land to breed, 

 and leave their pups on shore. 



Dan'l McLean, p. 444. Q. In your opinion, are any of the pups born in 



the water or anywhere else out of the seal is- 

 lands? — A. I have never seen any. 



Q. Save you ever found any seal pups in the Pacific that- were 

 younger than those born the year previous? — A. No, sir; I have; never 

 seen any. 



Pups, if born in the water, are sure to drown. It is a, matter of ac- 



t ual observation t hat they must, first learn to swim, 



jiw. Malowamlcy, p. ;1||( , (1() |lo| leaye th(b shol . c mi(M they are 4 or 5 



months old. I have often seen the mother seals 

 push their pups, when several weeks old, info the water and watched 

 them flounder about awkwardly and scramble ashore, seeming delighted 

 to get back. 



I have never known any fur-seal pups to be born in the water or on 



the land around this part, of Alaska, or British 

 Chas. Martin, p. 297. Columbia 



I have never seen a pup born in the water, nor have I ever heard of 



„ , ,, OQ . a pup being born on the land around this part of 



I'red. Mason,}). 261. . ' to x 



Alaska. 



