PLATE XXIV 



Fig. I . Elephant seal pups that have sunk into a depression in the snow, 

 melted by the heat of their bodies. 



Fig. 2. A cow Elephant seal calling to her pup. 



Fig. 3. Sealers flensing an Elephant seal. The dorsal blubber has been 

 divided into four pieces, of which the first is being peeled off. This 

 photograph shows the thickness of the blubber. The sealing vessel lies 

 at anchor off the beach. 



