344 THE BEAUTIES OF NATURE CHAP, 
horizon, nor any landmark or natural evidence 
of position is left; and the heaven is all spray, 
and the ocean all cloud, and that you can see 
no further in any direction than you see 
through a cataract.” 
SEA LIFE 
The Sea teems with life. The Great Sea 
Serpent is, indeed, as much a myth as the 
Kraken of Pontoppidan, but other monsters, 
scarcely less marvellous, are actual realities. 
The Giant Cuttle Fish of Newfoundland, 
though the body is comparatively small, may 
measure 60 feet from the tip of one arm to 
that of another The Whalebone Whale 
reaches a length of over 70 feet, but is timid 
and inoffensive. The Cachalot or Sperm 
Whale, which almost alone among animals 
roams over the whole ocean, is as large, and 
much more formidable. It is armed with 
powerful teeth, and is said to feed mainly on 
Cuttle Fish, but sometimes on true fishes, or 
even Seals. When wounded it often attacks 
boats, and its companions do not hesitate to 
