The Mighty Deep 



beings weaker than themselves ; largely on the 

 vast hordes of the young of crabs and jelly- 

 fishes. Others are furnished with formidable 

 weapons, wherewith they can actively attack 

 powerful foes. 



Cold-blooded though they be, and probably 

 without the sense of physical pain, they yet 

 have their little range of emotions. 



According to one thoughtful and competent 

 observer,* they can be frightened, they can be 

 angry, they can endure pangs of jealousy, 

 they can be excited by a spirit of curiosity. 

 And though one may perhaps hardly go so far 

 as to speak of " fishy " affection, shown by one 

 to another, yet some faint reflection of maternal 

 anxiety seems occasionally to exist. 



They also display a real enjoyment of life, 

 a pleasure in "being," a delight in playing with 

 water and wave, and even a sportiveness, such 

 as one might imagine to belong only to creatures 

 of a higher grade. 



On the whole, the brain of a fish is better 

 developed than the brains of any other animals 

 of low rank, excepting only that of the Cuttle- 

 fish. 



Some instances have been known of tame 

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