Some Oddities of Fish-life 



another to have needed fourteen oxen to drag its 

 dead body. They sometimes share with Cuttlefish 

 the distinction of being called " Devil-fishes." 



These monstrosities are found off Barbadoes, 

 off Jamaica, and in the tropical waters of the 

 Atlantic and Pacific. 



A particularly vicious kind hovers about the 

 Pearl Fisheries near Panama, to the terror of the 

 divers. The creature is reported to fold its vast 

 " wings " about any unfortunate man within 

 reach, and then to devour him. This answers to 

 the usual method of ground-rays in feeding. 

 They glide over the object they wish to devour, 

 settle down upon it, hold it fast by the grip of a 

 broad and heavy body, and deliberately tear it 

 to pieces. 



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