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96 many strong and stout bristles or whiskers, which probably serve as very susceptible organs of touch, as each bristle is supplied by a considerable nerve.

The intelligence and docility of the Seal are very great. M. Fred. Cuvier has given an account of one which performed many pleasing tricks at the command of its master, to whom it was much

SEAL.

attached. It manifests much curiosity, and appears to delight in musical sounds. Laing, in his account of a voyage to Spitzbergen, states that when the violin was played, a numerous audience of Seals would generally collect around the vessel, following her course for miles. Fishes constitute the prey of the Seal; in the pursuit of which it