LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



The Cachalot's Fight for Power .... Frontispiece 



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A Sperm Whale Baby 9 



Sperm Whales at Dinner 20 



The Cachalot's Death Struggle 29 



A Right Whale and its Foes 44 



A Mother Whale pursued by Sharks . . . .52 



Harpooning Blackfish T^ 



The Haunts of the Walrus 80 



Sea-Elephants 84 



A Fur Seal Rookery 93 



Some Typical Sharks 97 



Harpooning a Sleeping Turtle 117 



Awaiting the Turtle , .124 



A Deep Sea Beast of Prey (Giant Cuttle-fish) , .129 



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