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  THE 
  NATIONAL 
  GEOGRAPHIC 
  MAGAZINE 
  

  

  DEAD 
  TO 
  THE 
  WORLD 
  

  

  The 
  chief 
  business 
  in 
  the 
  life 
  of 
  the 
  sea-elephant 
  is 
  sleeping. 
  The 
  animal 
  usually 
  lies 
  

   on 
  its 
  back, 
  with 
  the 
  nostrils 
  tightly 
  closed 
  most 
  of 
  the 
  time. 
  There 
  is 
  no 
  danger 
  of 
  its 
  

   sleep 
  being 
  mistaken 
  for 
  death, 
  however, 
  for 
  its 
  flippers 
  are 
  moving 
  nervously, 
  now 
  scratching 
  

   its 
  sides, 
  now 
  its 
  head, 
  and 
  from 
  time 
  to 
  time 
  scooping 
  up 
  mud 
  or 
  sand, 
  which 
  is 
  scattered 
  

   over 
  the 
  body. 
  

  

  

  A 
  SEA-ELEPHANT 
  "cow" 
  AND 
  II 
  KR 
  "pup" 
  

  

  The 
  mother 
  is 
  scratching 
  herself, 
  while 
  her 
  offspring 
  gaily 
  waves 
  its 
  hind 
  flippers 
  and 
  the 
  

  

  skua 
  gull 
  looks 
  on. 
  

  

  