The Walrus. 
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and swim with such rapidity, that it is difficult to oveiv 
take them with a boat. One of their number always 
keeps watch while the others sleep. They feed on shell- 
fish and sea-weeds, and yield an oil equal in goodness to 
that of the whale. The white bear is their greatest 
enemy. In the combats between these animals, the 
Walrus is said to be generally victorious, on account of 
the desperate wounds it inflicts with its tusks. The 
females have only one young one at a time, which, when 
born, resembles a good sized-pig. 
