HABITS OF THE SEI WHALE 



black codfish (Polachius znrens), but in Japan it is 

 called iwashi knjira (sardine whale). 



Until shore stations were erected in various parts 

 of the world sei whales were supposed to be very 

 rare and were known only from the North Atlantic 



A sei whale fast to the ship. The shape of the spout is well 



shown. 



Ocean, but within the last fifteen years they have 

 been taken near South Africa, the Falkland and South 

 Shetland Islands, and Japan, and have proved to be 

 one of the most abundant of large cetaceans. 

 , The sei whale has a roving disposition and wan- 

 ders restlessly from one coast to another, sometimes 

 journeying great distances and suddenly appearing 

 in waters where it has never before been known. It 



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