CHAPTER I.

INTRODUCTION--THE WALRUS, OR MORSE.

Pinnipedia distinctly Aquatic--The Three Families--Their Common Characteristics--Skeleton--Mobility of Figure--Feet--Dentition--Skull--Tongue--Stomach--Intestine--Peculiar Disposition of Blood-vessels of Liver--Lungs--Sense of Smell--Larynx--Brain--Sense of Hearing--The Walrus Family--Characteristics--THE WALRUS, OR MORSE--Geographical Distribution--Fossil Forms--Weight--Size--Appearance in Old Age--Mode of Walk--Habits--On Guard--In the Water--Attacked--Tusks--Dentition of the Young--Uses of the Tusks--Food--Long Fasts--Story of “Jamie,” a Tame Walrus--The Young--Maternal Affection--Massacre--Walrus as an Article of Diet 209