Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa Arabia And Madagascar Per
Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa Arabia And Madagascar Per
W F W Owen
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On approaching we discovered it to be a large fish of the bonito species, about four feet long, firmly held in the jaws of a common porpoise. * We pulled hastily towards them in our boat, and just reached the spot, as they again came to the surface, when, frightened at our sudden approach, the porpoise quitted its prey and instantly disap- peared ; but, before we could avail ourselves of the opportunity to secure his prize, he again came up, seized the contended object, and, with a curvetting p...lunge, carried it off much to our disappointment. Although the porpoise is possessed of a formidable * This fish, erroneously denominated (porpoise) by mariners, is in reality the Delphinus or Dolphin ; and that which is com- monly termed the dolphin, is the Corypktena Hippuris, of Lin- neus. MEET THE LEV EN. 139 display of teeth, yet its jaw is so small and weak, that it appears strange it should attack so strong and ravenous a fish as the bonito. We left the East Minow on the 7th of Octo- ber, and proceeded to the islands off Cape St.
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