3*8 T h e Mammals of Great Britain and Irel;
occasionally offered by the advent of a young or female Sea
ashore and whose pet lying spot was far up on the rocks ami aw
rocks, and in doing so flopped its dripping body over the
occupants, " ho woke up and protested more by looks than .
exasperation shown by the cantankerous Grey Seal, who under
stances would prdbably bite first and growl afterwards. Common
lie very close to one another, sometimes resting their heads on ea
and although not infested by any parasite they like a good sen
they come ashore, probably for the same reason that, most me
selves all over before going to bed. The fore-flippers are not <
very much in this way, but they can reach most par
and still further if the Seal sits up like a dog as 1
flippers are not of much use ashore, except for dim
are held together with digits closed. It is interest»
comes out of the water, the Seal combs these n
and so rinses the water out of them.
Visitors to the Zoological Gardens will remem
was late in coming
away at the back,
ré passage in the
ie head,
times i
This hurt
eracter, is most
that of surly
similar circum-
Seals generally
fe other's backs,
:? ?:■ as soon as
them-
spaMe of doing
v.:vk said flanks,
The hind**
to place, and
& soon as it
k* one another
than lightly brush their fac
puppies do when at play, s
passing a friend or a femal
by way of greeting. Two ol
to think the circumstance n<
has kindly sent me the foil
r seen So
raphic acci
>er a few ' years ago the fine
sh up by kissing his keeper,
in t!u si wild state Seals do
F seen them do more
ten romping in the water, as
k Seal will often when
*. smell the other’s nose
3® c u r a c y I can depend, seem
Colonel Gostwyck Gostwyck,
the late Sir John Campbell
I confessed that I had not;
:ircumstances under which he
ss I must admit that I was
day at Eynhallow my wife and I were spying some Sei
the south end of the island when we actually witnessed li