CONTENTS 



CHAPTER IX 

 HABITS OF THE SEI WHALE 



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A distinct species Wandering disposition Migration 



Distinguishing characteristics Food Speed . . 122 



CHAPTER X 



A LONG BLUE WHALE CHASE 



The whale runs The ship dragged through the water 



A broken harpoon line Caught after a day's chase 129 



CHAPTER XI 

 THE LARGEST ANIMAL THAT EVER LIVED 



Weight and size of a blue whale Why whales grow so 

 large A new-born baby 25 feet long The wonder- 

 ful strength of a blue whale A remarkable hunt 

 described by J. G. Millais 140 



CHAPTER XII 



WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE WHALE'S LEGS 



Watching a whale swim The flippers and hind limbs 

 Ventral folds Blubber A blue whale which fol- 

 lowed a ship 24 days 148 



CHAPTER XIII 



THE GREYHOUND OF THE SEA 



A finback hunt in Alaska A finback struck by two har- 

 poons Finished with the lance A humpback A 

 finback mother and calf 158 



