Show I Sea Elephants Featured in Film At S. S L. L Theatre Burr Nickles Nickle's adventure film The Land of ot Whispering Hope which is to be shown at the Salt Lake theatre tonight is said to contain the only photographs ever taken of ot the sea sen elephants which inhabit Island off ott the thes s southwest coast of ot Mexico The only remaining herd of ot marine maune ma- ma rifle une pachyderm which Is shown Inthe in inthe inthe the film mm is said to live on the theGa I Ga rocks and the surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding water The reason sur-I sur for tor this according to Burr NIckle Is because at this point the water Is Isso Isso isso so deep at the base of ot the cliff that it Is possible for tor the herd to live in comfort by having plenty of ot cruIsing cruising cruising cruis cruIs- ing territory and the beach upon which to sun themselves Being valuable to the commercial world the sea pachyderm had haa been tho the prey of ot American and Mexican alike nUke Only recently had there been beena a law established by Mexican and I 5 American governments prohibiting the killing of ot these animals The herd diminished at such a a. rapid pace that it i Is ia feared by s scientists sd- sd i- i to spell pell the extinction of oft f I It t the e only prehistoric InthE in inthe inthe the world today As a result the two tt Cov governments have posted no notices no- no tires tices on on the the Island prohibiting the annihilation of ot their w wards NIckle declares that the remainIng remaining remain remain- ing herd numbers at approximately cou counting ting males females and rind the young u- u I Another reason for forthe the rapid decrease decrease decrease de de- de- de I crease in their number NIckle states Is the tho fact tact that th the old males male refuse to leo recognize nize the new nev new born sea elephant and ther therefore tore makes I r a kill at every opportunity The young joung are often oCten successfully protected protected pro pro- I by the mother however Even in some sorie casts cass the old one Cne pro pro-j will mangle both Sharks In that region make terrible terrible terrible ter ter- war on the cumbersome creatures creatures crea crea- tures ture although the marine pachyderm pachyderm pachy pachy- derm Is equipped with protection I Which h l lies s In the strength and manipulation ma ma- of ot their tails taUs 1 One good thump from a sea ele- ele tall is said to I J b be a disastrous disastrous disastrous trous result to o an enem enemy |