The Seal Tribe. 



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moments, he is obliged to relinquish his hold in 

 order to obtain a supply of air, while his hoped-for 

 prey makes good its escape. 



The chase of the walrus, formerly a very easy 

 matter before the animals had profited by bitter 



Skull of Walrus. 



experience, is now a business requiring great caution 

 and address. 



The great difficulty is to prevent the animals from 

 reaching the water, for which they at once make 

 when alarmed, passing over the ground at a wonder- 

 fully rapid pace. As nothing can stand against the 



