532 CONCLUSIONS. 
e. Harmlessness. 
The animal is evidently a quite harmless creature (p. 107). 
Though very close to several boats, it offered them no molestation (32). 
“After the shot” of Marramnw Garrney “it turned towards him 
immediately, sank down, went directly under his boat, and made 
its appearance one hundred yards from where it sank and continued 
playing as before’ (41), “he appeared to us to be a harmless 
animal” (63), “it was harmless” (69). A proof of perfect harm- 
lessness may be found in n°. 92: it approached a fisherman in his 
boat to within six feet and offered him no molestation. See also 
n’.. 94 and 112. 
f. Timidity. 
PontopripaNn already concluded that these animals are really 
timid ones, “for when it follows a boat, the fishermen throw any 
object, for imstance a scoop, at it, and then the animal generally 
plunges into the deep” (p. 1384), and Mr. Prince also says: “he 
appeared to us to be a timid animal’ (638). 
g. Pearlessness. 
It were perhaps better if I used here the expression: “Involun- 
tary consciousness of the harmlessness of vessels, boats, and men”, 
in which, however, it was often mistaken! “It did not appear to 
avoid anything’ (41), “it appeared to be amusing itself, though 
there were several boats not far from it” (41); after the shot of 
Martuew Garrney “it did not appear more shy” (41); once it lay 
extended on the surface, the night was falling, and a boat rowed 
by four men, passed just before its snout at an oar’s length, and 
yet it remained lying quite still (43), “it did not appear to be at 
all disturbed by the vessel’ (48, 80, 93, 112, 118); it may swim 
or come to the surface very close to boats, and swim parallel with 
them (72 OOS sale al ee la7)): 
h. Fear. 
A stronger expression of suspicion is evidently to be seen in the 
animal’s sinking and being seen no more at the approach of a — 
vessel (49). 3 
