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HIS TERRIBLE POWER. 



monster to rush past in headlong fury, and watches a 

 favourable opportunity for driving his spear into his 

 flank. Wounded and panting with rage, he opens his jaws 

 afresh with an ominous sound and snap which make the 

 listener shudder. Who, indeed, can help a momentary 



THE CACHALOT. 



alarm at the thought of falling a victim to his horrid rage? 

 It is asserted that a cachalot can sink a goodly vessel by 

 rushing against her sides, and some authorities pretend 

 that he can crush a boat between his jaws. 



The head of the cachalot occupies more than a half of 

 the total length of his body. There is something very 

 remarkable about its structure ; all the upper part of the 



