UHSINE SEAL, 
wounds infll6led, on these occasions, are often 
excessively deep, resembling the cuts of a 
sabre ; and, at the termination of the fight, 
the animals plunge into the sea, to wash awaj 
the blood. 
Though the Male is very tyrannical towards 
the Females, he is, like them, excessively fond 
of the young; and, when a cub is attempted 
to be taken, he stands on the defensive,/ while 
the mother makes ofF with the little one in her 
mouth : but, should she have the misfortune 
to drop it, the Male instantly quits his enemy, 
falls on the unhappy mother, and commonly 
beats her against the stones till he leaves her 
for dead. As soon as she recovers, she ap- 
proaches him in the most suppliant manner, 
crawls to his feet, and washes them with her 
tears ; while he insultingly stalks about, appa- 
rently disdainful of reconciliation. If, how^- 
ever, the young has been carried off, he melts 
into the deepest affliction ; shedding floods of 
tears, and demonstrating every other token of 
the most sensible grief. It seems probable, 
that he may feel his misfortune the more 
acutely, as the Female generally brings but one, 
?ind never more than two, at a time. 
According 
