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CARNIVORA.—PHOCADZ.
many strong and stout bristles or whiskers, which
probably serve as very susceptible organs of touch,
as each bristle is supplied by a considerable nerve.
The intelligence and docility of the Seal are very
great. M. Fred. Cuvier has given an account of
one which performed many pleasing tricks at the
command of its master, to whom it was much
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SEAL.
attached. It manifests much curiosity, and appears to delight in musical sounds. Laing, in his account of a voyage to Spitzbergen, states that when the violin was played, a numerous audience of Seals would generally collect around the vessel, following her course for miles. Fishes constitute the prey of the Seal; in the pursuit of which it
