Coalville Times | 1905-06-09 | Page 6 | Whales Defend Their Young

WHALES DEFEND THEIR YOUNO. Strong Affection Exlttt Among Levla- I thans of ths Sea. I Whalsa like so many other anl mala -are brats In detente ot their lit tie ones A )uuug whal was one harpooned; It mother, In great dl tross. oa me and seising hold ot It dived with ll to a considerable depth, then she rose to th surface and dart-d dart-d thl way and that, as If vainly seek lag for some other mean of escape Though closely followed by the boat she made no effort to gat away herself, her-self, her sole thought was for her child. At last she was harpooned, hut ten then she clung to bar little one until, In th cours uf an hour, both were dead Whales are affectionate companions Two w lis let were onc-swluitnlng onc-swluitnlng together, and oco of them waa harpooned Tho wounded snl msl. assisted by her friend, made n terrible resilience, and sent a boat with five men In It to the bottom. At length th Injured on died ot her wounds, when her companion, rather than survive her, stretched his hexf over her dead holy and allowed bim salt to Ira killed -"Utile Polks"