NATURAL HISTORY 
PART III. 
FISHES. 
THE WHALE. 
1. The Whale is the largest animal of which we 
can give any certain account. The Greenland 
Whale measures from fifty to eighty feet in length ; 
those found in the South Seas are said sometimes to 
measure one hundred and fifty. 
2. The head constitutes one third of its whole 
size ; the eyes are small ; the mouth is extremely 
wide, and the under lip broader than the upper one. 
3. The tongue is very large, and composed of a 
soft, spongy fat, capable of yielding five or six bar- 
What is the size of the Whale ? Describe the different parts of 
the Whale. 
