234 THE OCEAN. 
which, falling down on the neck, assumes the ap- 
pearance of a mane, and hence they are frequently 
called Sea-lions. Of some of these animals which 
Captain Cook met with, he says: “It is not at all 
dangerous to go among them, for they either fled 
or lay still. The only danger was in going between 
them and the sea; for if they took fright at any 
thing, they would come down in such numbers, that 
if you could not get out of their way, you would be 
run over. When we came suddenly upon them, or 
waked them out of their sleep (for they are sluggish, 
sleepy animals), they would raise up their heads, 
snort and snarl, and look fierce, as if they meant to 
devour us; but as we advanced upon them, they 
always ran away, so that they are downright bullies.” 
Like the Sea-Elephant, however, they are quarrel- 
some among themselves. They often seize each 
other with a degree of rage which is not to be de- 
scribed ; and many of them are seen with deep gashes 
on their backs, which they had received in these 
wars. Others of the eared Seals are fierce and fear- 
less towards man himself. Woodes Rogers describes 
one which he met with at the Galapagos, which he 
calls a Sea-bear, probably of a species (Otaria ur- 
sind) common in the seas of which I am speaking. 
He says, “A very large one made at me three 
several times; and if I had not happened to have 
a pikestaff headed with iron, he might have killed 
me. I was on the level sand when he came 
open-mouthed at me fron the water, as fierce and 
quick as an angry dog let loose. All the three times 
he made at me, I struck the pike into his breast, 
