THE COWS. 115 



drive away."^ These fiicts are verified by many Nourishes only 

 others experienced in the habits of seals.^ 



This liabit of a cow is another evidence of the Death of cow 



causes death of 



absohite dependence of a pup seal upon itsP"P« 

 mother. Capt. Bryant says in this connection : 

 ''I am positive that if a mother seal was killed 

 her pup must inevitably perish by starvation. 

 As evidence of this fact I will state that I have 

 taken stray, motherless pups, found on the sand 

 beaches, and placed them u^^on the breeding 

 rookeries beside milking females, and in all 

 instances those pups have finally died of 

 starvation."^ Capt. Bryant's statement as to the 

 certainty of deatli to the pup if its mother was 

 destroyed is sustained by many experienced 

 witnesses.* 



Necessarily after a few days of nursing her 

 pup the cow is compelled to seek food in order to 

 provide sufficient nourishment for her offspring.^ Feeding, 

 Soon after coition she leaves the pup on the 

 rookery and goes into the sea,*^ and as the 



1 Vol. II, p. 164. 



2 J. H. Moulton, Vol. II, p. 71; W. S. Hereford, Vol. II, p. 33; 

 Nieoli Krukoff, Vol. II, p. 133; John Fratis, Vol. II, p. 108; Daniel 

 Webster, Vol. II, p. 180; J. C. Redpiith, Vol. II, p. 148. 



sVol. II, p. 5. 



••W. H. Diill, Vol. II, p. 23; George Wardman, Vol. II, p. 178. 



6 J. Stanley Brown, Vol. II, p. 15; Daniel Webster, Vol. II, p. 180. 



■'Report of American Bering Sea Commissioners, post, p. 329; 

 II. H. Mclntyre, Vol. II, p. 42; Samuel Falconer, Vol. II, p. 166; 

 Aiticlo by Dr. Allen, Part III, Vol. I, p. 407; H. W. Mclntyre, 

 Vol. II, p. 136. 



