302 THE FUR SEALS OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 



The cows are almost as cowardly as the yearling bachelors. They run away from 

 their pups without scruple unless prevented by the bulls. They also show a disposi- 

 tion to bite and maltreat strange pups that come within their reach. They show no 

 fondness for nor care of their young. No dead pups were seen on this rookery. 



A bull was seen to take a cow by the 'hind flippers and carry her a considerable 

 distance. She was afterwards rescued by the bull in the harem to which she belonged. 



GORBATCH ROOKERY, 



A visit was paid in the afternoon to Gorbatch rookery by Ur. Jordan and Mr. 

 Clark, but no attempt at a count was made. 



The rookery lies along the southeast side of the bay of Zoltoi. Beginning a short 

 distance beyond Zoltoi sands, the harems are situated on the bowlder beach at the foot 

 of cliffs which rise to the height of 20 or 30 feet, topped by grass-grown sand dunes. 

 This cliff breaks down later on in a long rocky slope, which shades into a slope of lava 

 rocks in place, and again into a long cinder slope which rises to the plateau of the 

 liarade grounds above. On the westward side this cinder slope is abruptly terminated 

 in perpendicular cliffs. The harems are scattered about among the rocks and massed 

 along the foot of the cinder slope. 



Among the sand dunes at the top of the cliff and all along the cinder slope to its 

 top were many idle bulls. By using care and stones it was possible to make a way 

 through these bulls, and thus get a view of the harems as they lay massed at the foot 

 of the slope. 



One or two bulls with single cows were just in the rear of the regular harems. 

 These were evidently idle bulls that had stolen cows. The idle bulls were mostly 

 asleep. When disturbed they lunged at one another as though to take revenge for 

 being disturbed. 



An idle bull was seen to seize a pup and carry it several yards up the slope. The 

 master of the harem to which it belonged started after him and made him drop it. 

 The pup walked about in a bewildered sort of a way, but would probably get back to 

 the harem. Six dead pups were seen scattered along the slope well up among the 

 idle bulls. They had probably been carried away by the bulls or crushed in their 

 struggles while straying among them.^ One lone pup was seen to wander up the hill 

 in the wake of a flock of bachelors. The cows pay no attention to the pups, but let 

 them stray where they please. 



It is more and more evident that the seals have little fear of nmn when he is not 

 in motiftn or is moving in a stooped position. When you lie down they can not tell 

 you from the rocks. When you stand up against the sky line and move about they 

 are confused and afraid. 



ARDIGUEN ROOKERY. 



On Ardiguen one unlucky yearling male is seen to invade a harem and get routed 

 out by the hoarse and furious old bull. The young bachelors seem to be a little 

 slimmer than the cows of the same size, but it is liard to distinguish them. Even the 

 cows strike at the young bull. "One doesn't know boys," they seem to say. The 



1 Later observations seem to i)oint to the fact that these were pups, sick from Uncinaria, which 

 liad crawled out of the harems to die. 



