THE OCEAN MAMMALS 



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deep-sea fish called "bergylt," which only lives between 

 those depths, has been found in his stomach. 



The last and largest of our seals is the gray seal (Hali- 

 chcerus grypus). We measured one eleven feet long, with 

 a girth of eight feet. No doubt, however, larger ones have 

 been killed. These seals are practically devoid of hair, 

 make the best possible material for covering kayaks, and 

 for the manufacture of water-tight feet for boots. The 

 skin of the harp seal is used for the legs and for the bottoms 

 as well, when the boots are to be used in the coldest weather, 

 because this skin is so much softer, and allows freer move- 

 ment; but the gray sealskin is much more resistant to 

 water. The gray seal is generally shot as he plays along 

 the ice edges, but is occasionally meshed in sunken nets. 



