Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 472
t no other animals, eventhe fiercest of man-eater sharks and the largestof whales, can withstand their awful onslaughts.Favorite objects of their assaults are the tooth-less whales, and some of the bloodiest fightsoccur when mother whales are attacked whileguarding their young. The orcas hunt… … to the Rocky Mountains measured as much astwenty feet, the width of an average city lot,across their wings. Most of us have seen aneagle flying, and we can appreciate the size ofthis ancient dragon by remembering that itwas nearly three times the size of an eagle. Itwas not, however, three times as…
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