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family ; a battle is tlie sure consequence of th® 
insult. The unhappy vanquished animal instantly 
loses his whole seraglio,, who desert him for the 
victorious hero. 
When only two of them are engaged, they rest 
at intervals, lying down near each other ; then, 
rising both at once, renew the battle. They fight 
with their heads erect, and turn them aside to 
avoid the blows. As long as their strength con- 
tinues equal, they only use their fore paws ; but 
the moment one of them fails, the other seizes 
him with his teeth, and throws him upon the 
ground. The wounds they inflict are very deep, 
and like the cut of a sabre ; and, it is said, that 
in the month of July scarcely one is to be seen 
that has not some mark of this sort. At the 
conclusion of an engagement, such as are able 
throw themselves into the sea to wash off the 
hlood. They are exceedingly tenacious of life, 
and will live a fortnight after receiving such 
wounds as would soon destroy any other animal. 
Besides their notes of war, they have several 
others. When they lie on the shore, and are di- 
verting themselves, they low like a cow. After 
victory they make a noise somewhat like the 
chirping of a cricket ; and on a defeat, or after 
receiving a wound, they mew like a cat. 
When they come out of the water, they shake 
themselves, and smooth their hair with their hind 
feet ; apply their lips to those of the females, as 
if to kiss them ; lie down and bask in the sun 
with their hind legs up, which they wag as a dog 
does his tail. Sometimes they lie on their back : 
and sometimes roll themselves up into a ball, and 
thus fall asleep. They often swim on their back, 
and so near the surface of the water, as frequently 
to have "their hind paws quite dry. When they 
go from the shore into the water, or when they 
