Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 471
rd of seals, he will find that a thousandseals spread over the rocks make a great show. One can get nearer to the home-life of thesefur-seals than to that of any other wild animal,and by using a little caution, and taking carenot to stand so as to show against the sky-line,it is quite possible to… … the very rare and curiously colored ribbon-seal. Only a very few of these seals have been discovered, and but lit-tle is known of their habits. On a smooth ground-color of eitherblackish brown or yellowish gray, it seems as if nature had sportivelylaid on some broad yellowish-white ribbons. 458…
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