THE PORPOISE 



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single file, their rolling motion makes one think of a huge serpent 

 swimming along the surface of the water. In this way they have 

 possibly given rise to many stories of the sea-serpent. 



The porpoise is usually from four to six feet in length. Its 

 head and the fore part of its body are broad and heavily built. 



Porpoise 



It is black on the back but white underneath. Like the whale it is 

 guarded from the cold by a coat of blubber about an inch thick, 

 covered by a very tough hide. It has a broadly lobed tail like 

 that of the whale, two paddles or flippers in the fore part of its 

 body, and a well-defined fin on its back. 



The porpoise was formerly killed for food, and is still eaten b)^ 

 some. Those who have tasted porpoise steaks pronounce them 

 very good. 



