ARISTOTLE 



754 a 



rpax^tav' tocrTe^ StoTrep ouS' varepov elahex^Tat 



30 Tovg veoTTOv?, ou8' i^ '^PXV^ i,a)oroK€i' to yap 



fjidyedo? Kal -q rpa^^UTTj? rfjs /ce^aA-^s" wajrep /cat 



elaeXOelv KCjoXvei, ovrco Kal i^eXdelv. irrel 8e 



juaAa/coSep/xov eo-rt to coov to Tciiv CTeAa;)(a)V (oi5 yap 



SwavTat (jKXrjpvveLV Kal ^rjpaiveiv^ ro Trepi^' ijjv- 



^(poTepoL yap roJv opvidojv elalv), ro tcov ^arpd)(<J^v 



<x)6v pLovov oTepeov can Kal ari^pov rrpos rrjv e^cu 



35 acoTTjpiav, ra Se tcov dXXcvv vypa Kal p,aXaKa rr^v 



754 b (f>vaLV o/ceTra^eTai yap ivros tco acopari tw Trjg 



*H 8e yeveatg €k tov (Lov tols tc ^aTpa;^ot? e'^o) 

 TeXeiovpivoLS Kal rols ivrog rj avrx], toutols Se Kal 

 TOts" Ta)v opvidcov rfj puev opLoia rfj Se Std(f)op6s 

 5 ioTLV. TrpcoTov pLev yap ovk exovat tov erepov 

 6p,(f>aX6v TOV els TO )(6pcov TeivovTa, 6 eariv vtto to 

 TTcptexov oaTpaKov, tovtov S' aLTiov otl to irepi^ 

 ocTTpaKov OVK e^^oDCTtv ouSev yap auTot? ;^pT^CTtp,ov 

 aK€7Td^€L yap rj fi'qrrjp, to S' octTpaKov icrTi, Tots' 

 iKTiKTOjjievoLS cpoXs dXecopd npos tols Ovpadev 

 jSAajSas". eVei^' r) yeveais e^ aKpov pbiv iari tov 



10 WOV Kal TOVTOLS, dAA' OVX '§ 7Tpoa7Te(f)VK€ npos TTjV 



vaTepav ol yap opvides eV rod o^eos yivovTai, 

 ravTrf. 8' ffv rj tov (hov Trp6a(f>vot,s. a'iriov 8 oTt 

 TO pev rdJv dpvidoiv ;^a>pt^eTat rrjs varepas, rwv Se 

 TOtouTOJV ov irdvroiv dXXd rdJv TrXetcrTaJV npos rfj 



^ (Lore PZ : om. vulg. 

 ^ Kal lijpaiVeiv PZS : om. vulg. 



" In several of the Selachia the J'oung have the habit of 

 swimming into the mouth of the parent for shelter. This 



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