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that the Bingularlyafectisg circums4tncce,
often accompanying the destruction of
tXis aniwma,, would in monst install
operate as powerful incentive to let it,
remain undisturbed. It ii commonly told,
that when the mother and her young are
fotid together (a very umual thig), "aq
one fIlsj or ii wanded by tht he tbrs
imi, that the other is seldom known to
quit its allicted companion, but to cling
toI it. and bewail :thbe .am with
piteous cries ad4 lameotation IT thiS
way they both- become prey.
 Th7 Manati, which is described aq
 forming the boundary between quadri
 peds and ishet, hbae been previously noti-
 oed as sn inhabitant of thp waters cqP7
 tiguous to tht shore of Hondurea. T
 male and female of this jeciesof saOit
 are usually found together, and whils
 sporting on the surface of the ~dio reit
 lgoona, are frequently destroyed by th
 harpoon or dart, in lbe use of which Ia