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THE SEAL. 
It is said that this species of ant-eater may 
he tamed, and that in a domestic state he will 
pick up crumbs of bread and small pieces of 
flesh. 
THE SEAL. 
This is an amphibious animal, forming one 
of the last steps in the gradation between 
quadrupeds and fish ; and, though generally 
classed by naturalists among the former, ap- 
parently partaking in a greater degree of the 
nature and habits of the latter. It is found, 
with some variation of species, in almost every 
quarter of the globe, but, chiefly abounds in 
the northern seas of Europe, Asia, and Ame- 
rica, and in the unfrequented regions towards 
the South Pole. According to Pennant, seals 
are even found in some fresh-water lakes, 
especially that of Baikal. 
