THE SOUTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL 



snake-like motion. They usually excavate deep 

 trenches in the sand and lie in them. 



Elephant Seals gather to breed on the islands of 

 the Antarctic in August, and depart in February 

 or March. Specimens have recently been obtained 

 from Kerguelen Island. 



The Elephant Seal in the Port Elizabeth Museum 

 is the only authenticated instance of one of these 

 great carnivorous mammals of the ocean landing 

 on the South African coast. 



Note. — ^This article on the Elephant Seal is out 

 of its proper place in this volume. It was too late 

 for insertion in Vol. I. 



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