Some Oddities of Fish-life 



another to have needed fourteen oxen to drac^ its 

 dead body. They sometimes share with Cuttlefish 

 the distinction of being called " Devil-fishes." 



These monstrosities are found off Barbadoes, 

 off Jamaica, and in the tropical waters of the 

 Atlantic and Pacific. 



A particularly vicious kind hovers about the 

 Pearl Fisheries near Panama, to the terror of the 

 divers. The creature is reported to fold its vast 

 "wings" about any unfortunate man within 

 reach, and then to devour him. This answers to 

 the usual method of ground-rays in feeding. 

 They glide over the object they wish to devour, 

 settle down upon it, hold it fast by the grip of a 

 broad and heavy body, and deliberately tear it 

 to pieces. 



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