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Scientific American, Vol. 45, No. 23 (1881) (1881)

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h two powerful teeth, with which sailed from this port on Thurs- it feeds on the coarser seaweeds day, October 27, and before day- found growing at the bottom of light next morning she was off the shallower ocean waters, and the Capes of Delaware. At also on the gulf-weed of the about 8 o’clock,… … The body of this animal passed distinct from the trunk, but sug- THE GREAT SUNFISH. under the vessel and struck the gests that the entire fish consists propeller with great viclence. of a head only, thence the name The engineer rushed on deck, imagining that the ship had drumming several times,…

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