4<5S HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



which it throws out water like the whale, but with much 

 lefs noife : Its fkin is thick and wrinkled, and has a thin 

 covering of fhort brownifh hair : Its legs are fhort : It 

 has five toes on each foot, connected by membranes ; 

 and on each toe a fmall nail : The hind feet are very 

 broad, and extended nearly on a line with the body: 



The "Walrus is chiefly found in the northern feas.-- — 

 Great herds of them are fometimes feen together on the 

 fea more, or fleeping on an ifland of ice. When alarm- 

 ed, they inftantly throw themfelves into the water with 

 great precipitation. If wounded, they become bold and 

 furious, and unite in the defence of each other : They 

 will attack a boat, and endeavour to fink it by ftriking 

 their great teeth into its fides, at the fame time bellowing 

 in a mod hideous manner. 



It is hunted for its teeth, which are equal to thofe of 

 the Elephant for durability and whitenefs. 



An ordinary Walrus is faid to yield half a ton of oil, 

 equal in goodnefs to that of the whale. 



The female produces one or two young at a time, 

 which fhe fuckles upon land. 



In climbing upon the ice, the Walrus makes ufe of its 

 teeth as hooks to fecure its hold, and draw its great un- 

 wieldy body after it. 



It feeds on fea-weeds and fhell-fifh, which it is faid to 

 difengage from the rocks to which they adhere with its 

 tuiks. 



The White Bear is its greater!: enemy.- — In the com- 

 bats between thefe animals, the Walrus is faid to be ge- 

 nerally victorious on account of the defperate wounds it 

 inflicts with its teeth. 



