li one l O<1 I'rolialiU 



clllar amis Wl i deliciel, 



Tin- iMienneli liirli'ioil llir :i!inos' \e:irl\ OCCUF . lie 



Paul. linli:i!i Ocean, in 111* 1 mi-i 



:ill enormous cephalopod. ihr di)llell-i<li- n|' which 

 icir lioals. ;ili<l \vliicll throw-* out of the \\ 

 A i. lull- ;lflUS. covered wi! ll (Ml|i-. 1 



,|ro:n-h the creature, ilu-v hastily !: iinu-l inin; lu-< 



"\ -:i\\ 



\\ ',- mill. !h:i! oil 1 iu- '2(\ N ovi'llll >T. I'nllnwin^ :ill cxlrmiclv 

 i.ll'. oiic of t Ill-si' llUMI^l I'oil^ ci-|)li:ilolM)<l> c;inic ;i-l|o|T. 



.1 no'. mi'Msrnv Irss ih.-iii -J-J rM-! iVoin I In- c\! ri-init y <|' :ln- 

 ntacillar nnns. M. ( 1 :i/in iiiiiiirdiaU'lv |lio- 

 phrd tlu- tiniiiKi! :is il l;i\ rxlcinlrd on l.hc sliorr. Mini 1 his 

 |.|io!..-r:i|li we li:i\i- n-prodiu-iMl. 



In :i iiri'liniiiinrv rrporl. :nliln^sv'l {o tin- Acndrniy <>!' Scii-n 



.HIM! this UTI-:I[ ci-|>!i;ilo|>o(l. ;iud idi-ni iiii-d it \\\\\\ tin- 



vliitcuihis of i-iip. Its (linii-nsions. its cin-ul:ir 



i uisluMl with :i iiiu-ly <li-n' iciihiicd conu-ous Him. tli-ir 



<li^|M.>i;ion on tin- arms, si-i-inrd to indic:i1r tliis nllinity. ltit 



Uer characters n-moM' il ; in partii-uhn-. tin- sin^nhirlx 



in ol' ihc :trins. which a|>pr:ir shortly t nincaU'd insti-;nl 



Qg in :i point. :is in :dl o'.hrr ccphalopods. ;is wvli afi 



'nl'rrior ti-riniiKition. rntiirly ditTrri'iit. of tin- dors : d hour. 



. Mioiiii' tin- ui;-:':ni;ic ( )inin;i>! n-plu-s. 



lidi I li:i-'i-n to dcdic;iU- to < 'oniniandniit 



|fouc 



VOIIIILL indi\ idual^ of Sepia, born in MIIIIIIHT. had not rxrrcdrd 



of about an inch in thrc.- months, although adults are 



.11 of tin- Ni/r of 1^ inclu-sand niorr. The _uri-:it dilli-rc 1 



in luilk o 'hat. iinlikr tin- Mipi-rior 



wth may continue dnrinii' tlu-ir life. The 



linn I'.nilpr. nearly 1<> feet loii-. ^een l>\ M. \"( : r.!iiy. nin^t 



!i very old. Adinii; in- the-e preini-e-. tlie .|iiesti..n 



tic individuals alnonnally ^i/ed >pecinieii- 



mi i species, or does 'heir size indicate specific distinct* 



.Mli-;iiii- i.slnml. tlif cr;itT of \\hicli i- a 

 in. Ardiivrs /....I. i 



