The Mighty Deep 



division is found the tropical Saw-fish, with its 

 long sharp teeth-laden snout, ever ready to fight 

 the whale. In youth the saw-fish has a strong 

 resemblance to a shark. 



Then there are the Sting-rays, with barbed 

 spines, a mere touch from which causes a man 

 terrible suffering, as if from poison ; while a 

 severe sting may end in death. These are found 

 in South America. 



There is also the family of Torpedo Rays, 

 quite distinct from the better-known South 

 American Electric Eel, but able to administer 

 electric shocks strong enough to render a man 

 for the time helpless. They are found in many 

 waters — large creatures, rounded in shape, smooth- 

 bodied, thick, with longish tails. 



Worst of all are the huge ungainly Eagle- 

 Rays and Sea-devils, with their powerful grinding 

 teeth. These grow to an enormous size ; and 

 the larger ones are quite capable of upsetting 

 a big boat. Nor would they hesitate so to do, if 

 attacked. 



One such creature was said to be fifteen feet in 

 breadth, with a tail several feet long ; another to 

 have been twenty feet in length ; another to have 

 been three or four feet in thickness ; another to 

 have weighed well over twelve hundred pounds ; 



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