AJLCTIC WALRUSa 
land, till the coast is clear of ice. At par- 
ticular times, they land in amazing numbers. 
The moment the first gets on shore, so as to 
lie dry, it will not stir till another comes and 
forces it forward, by beating it with it*s great; 
teeth : this is served in the same manner by the 
next ; and so, in succession, till the whole are 
landed." 
The females bring forth, in winter, one 
young at a time, about the size of a Hog of a 
year old. They bring forth and suckle their 
young, either at land or on boards of ice. 
Buffon says, that the Walrus probably 
lives on prey, like the Seal ; and particularly, 
on Herrings and small fishes : for," concludes 
he, '* it eats none on land, which obliges it 
to return to the sea in quest of food." It is 
said to dig shells out of the sand with it's 
great teeth : which, also, assist it to drag, 
as with hooks, it's unwieldy body, up rocks 
or pieces of ice ; as well as successfully to en- 
counter one of it's chief enemies, the White 
or Polar Bear. The Russians have long been 
accustomed to make traces for carriages of 
the skin ; which has also, of late, been em- 
ployed in France for the same purpose. 
