Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 161
all nations. A porpoise is rarely seen alone, and if he bychance wanders from his friends, he acts in a verybewildered and foolish manner, and will gladly approved fashion. Their favorite antic is to dive tfew feet and then come to the surface, showingtheir backs in a half circle, and then, making… … A SCHOOL OF PORPOISES. follow a steamer at full speed rather than be leftalone. He is a very inquisitive fish, and is alwaysthrusting his funny-looking snout into every nookthat promises diversion or sport. A very familiar spectacle at sea is a school ofporpoises—or porpusses, as the sailors call…
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