126 AMPHIBIOUS Q^UADRUPEDS. 



in our climate bring forth in winter, and rear their young on feme fand- 

 bank, rock, or dciblate ifland. Suckle their young, fucing up on their 

 hinder legs. The Teals follow and dcflroy the herrings when in the 

 fhoals by thoufands. They are very fwifc in deep waters, dive rapidly, 

 and, while the fpeftaror eyes the Ipot, they ennerge an hundred yards 

 diftance. The weaker filhes, therefore, can efcape their tyranny, only 

 by darting into the iliallows. They are extremi-ly watchful, Deep feldom 

 longer than a minucr, then raife their .heads j if they fee no danger, lie 

 down again.' The only method to procure them, is to fhoot them : if 

 they efcape, they haften to the deep, flinging ftones and dirt behind them 

 as they fcramble along crying; if overtaken they vigoroufly refnl with 

 their feet and teerh, till killed. 



A variety of this animal, is the Sea-lion, defcribed in Anfon's voyage, 

 from eleven to eighteen feet long. So fat that the blubber lies a foot 

 thick all round the body. Differs from the feal, as it often grazes 

 along the fhore, and on the long grafs that grows up the edges of brooks. 



T H E M O R S E. 



THE Morfe has very particular/ormation of teeth, having two large 

 tufks pendent from the upper jaw; it alfo wants cutting teeth. In form 

 refembles a feal, but is from twelve to fixteen (ctt long. Generally fre- 

 quent the fame places, have the fam.e habitudes, the fame advantages, 

 and the fame imperfedlions as feals. The tulks are from two to three 

 feet long; and the ivory of the fincft quality. 



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NEVER leaves the water, and lives only there ; is not a quadru- 

 ped, for it has but two legs ; nor is it a fifh, for it is covered with hair. 

 It forms a link uniting the tv/o tribes; the laft of beafts, or the firft of 

 filhes. 



The Manati is fomewhat fiiaped like the feal; has the fore legs pretty 

 fimilar, with four claws only : (horter in proportion, and placed nearer 

 the head; its tail is that of a fifh, fpread out broad, and wanting even 

 the rudiments of thofe bones which make the legs and feet. The largeft 

 are twenty-fix feet long; the fkin is blackifli, very tough, and hard; 

 having a few hairs fcattered, like bridles, of about an inch long. The 

 eyes are very fmall, in proportion to the animal's head; and the ear- 

 holes 



