BIRTH ON KELP BEDS IMPOSSIBLE. 123 



I have never seen a young fur-seal pup of the same season's birth in 

 the water at sea nor on a patch of floating- kelp, 



and in fact never knew of their being born any- Norman Hodgson, p. 367. 

 where save on a rookery. I have, bowever, cut 



upon a gravid cow and taken the young one from its mother's womb, 

 alive and crying. I do not believe it possible for a fur-seal pup to be 

 successfully raised unless born and nursed on a rookery. I have seen 

 fur-seals resting on patches of floating kelp at sea, but do not believe 

 they ever haul up for breeding purposes anywhere except on rookeries. 



Nor neither do I believe it to be possible for Alfred Irving, p. 387. 

 them to have their young in the water or on the 

 kelp and have their pups live. 



Nor do they give birth to their young in the water or upon the kelp. 

 I think a pup born in water or upon kelp would ishka, p. 387. 

 sink and die. 



Nor [do seals] give birth to their young in the Selwish Johnson, p. 388. 

 water or on the kelps. 



I have no knowledge of fur-seal pups being born in the water or on 

 patches of floating kelp, and do not believe they 

 could be successfully raised under such conditions. ±ranlc Aortn ' p ' I6b - 



I never saw a pup seal in the water nor on beds e. l. Laivson, p. 221. 

 of kelp, and I do not believe it possible for them 

 to be raised there. 



I have never known of fur-seal pups being born on patches of floating 

 kelp or in the water, at sea, or anywhere in fact, 

 save on regular rookeries; neither do I believe it James E.Lennan,p.370 

 possible for them to be reared successfully under 

 any other circumstances. 



Nor do I believe that they give birth to their jamesLighiliouse,p.389. 

 young in the water or on the kelp. 



Nor do I believe they give birth to their young Tliomas Lowe, p. 371. 

 in the water or on the kelp. 



Seals do not give birth to their young in the Moses, p. 309. 

 water nor on the kelp. 



I have never seen any pups born on kelp. p. c. Hullo; p. 223. 



I do not believe that pups born on kelp could be properly nursed and 

 brought up. I do believe that it is necessary to 



their successful existence that they be born on Arthur Newman, p. 210. 

 land, since they can not swim at birth. 



Seals do not give birth to their young in the Osiy, p. 390. 

 water nor on the kelp. 



