MONODON MONOCEROS. 
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the tempting odour. He hurries to the scene in hot 
haste—at least they have been known to come a 
distance of twenty miles, attracted by burning animal 
matter. We, however, could tempt no bear, and con¬ 
cluded there could be none within our range at that 
time. 
It has been noticed that the female Monodon mono - 
ceros is more spotted than the male ; the young is 
much darker ; some individuals are almost white, and 
we killed one destitute of any projecting tooth. Its food 
consists, it is said, of crustaceans, fish and cuttle fish. 
An investigation of its internal structure has satisfied 
the anatomists of its amphibious nature. The blow¬ 
holes are placed directly on the top of the head; they 
are large, semilunar, opening on either side, and lead¬ 
ing down to the bronchia and the lungs. The female 
is destitute of the long horn, and has two teeth about 
ten inches long instead. The tooth, or teeth, of the 
male, for sometimes a narwhal is taken, having two 
teeth protruding from the jaw, is smooth and tapering, 
and curiously twisted in the form of a spiral drawn 
out to a fine point, the spiral turned towards the left; 
the surface of the tooth is wrinkled, and only the point 
during the lifetime of the animal is clean and ivory¬ 
looking, the remainder is covered with a bark of dirty 
matter which somewhat detracts from its beauty. The 
