. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. 246 PHOClBiE. The body of the Common Seal is elongated, conical, tapered from the chest to the tail; the head rounded, flattened: the upper lip thick and mobile, furnished with strong undulated whiskers. The muzzle is rather short; ears marked only by a small triangular lobe at the anterior margin of the orifice ; eyes placed nearer to the ears than to the muzzle, limbs very short, the claws longer on the hind than on the fore paws. The hair is stiiF and shining, concealing a short soft under- coat of woolly fur. The general co
. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. 246 PHOClBiE. The body of the Common Seal is elongated, conical, tapered from the chest to the tail; the head rounded, flattened: the upper lip thick and mobile, furnished with strong undulated whiskers. The muzzle is rather short; ears marked only by a small triangular lobe at the anterior margin of the orifice ; eyes placed nearer to the ears than to the muzzle, limbs very short, the claws longer on the hind than on the fore paws. The hair is stiiF and shining, concealing a short soft under- coat of woolly fur. The general colour is yellowish-grey, with spots of black and brown, which unite on the back and sides, so as to form a dark mottled grey; the lower parts are silvery. The adult animal attains a length of from three to five feet, of which the head occupies from six to eight Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bell, Thomas, 1792-1880; Tomes, Robert F; Alston, Edward Richard, 1845-1881. London, J. Van Voorst
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