CONCLUSIONS. 933 
ee orn ght. 
I think that in the following we see true expressions of fright. 
When Lorenz von Ferry fired at it, the animal plunged down 
under water and was seen no more (9); some strangers fired at it 
and it suddenly disappeared (90); it gracefully rose once from the 
deep, but seeing a ship, it immediately disappeared (124); it once 
raised its head out of the water within twenty yards of a ship, 
when it suddenly disappeared, but here its curiosity got hold of 
its fright, and after half a minute it made its appearance again 
in the same manner (131). 
ie in 
The animal does not always plunge down after a shot, and is 
then seen no more: Marrnew Garrney fired at it, when it was 
thirty feet from him. The animal turned towards him immediately 
after the shot, sank down, went directly under his boat and made 
its appearance at about one hundred yards from where it sunk. It 
continued playing as before, and did not appear more shy (41); 
once when it was fired at, it turned and pursued the boat to the 
shore and then disappeared (110); a boatmen struck it with a 
boathook, upon which it immediately gave him chase (112); when 
Lunp fired at it, it stretched its long neck quite erect in the air, 
like a snake preparing to dart on its prey, and darted towards 
Lunp, who reached the shore in time (115). I am convinced that 
the animal, when fired at and hit, m most instances grows sud- 
denly furious and darts on the enemy, but it seems that its fury 
is soon dispelled by the emotion of fear, suspicion, timidity, etc. 
Hithertho I have not found one single proof that it ever attacked 
a man, with the result of having hurt him, though it had more 
than once a favourable opportunity of doing so. 
ky Toughness: 
It is evident that the animal is a tough one; it is not easy to 
kill it. A single rifle-ball seems to be insufficient, and I think the 
only manner to kill it is by explosive balls or by harpoons loaden 
with nitro-glycerine , which will at once destroy a considerable part 
of its brain and skull, or body. 
l. Playsomeness. 
Like the seals and sea-lions in our Zoological Gardens, sea-ser- 
