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CURIOUS CREATURES. 269
have been seen in more northern waters. It has been
the fashion to pooh-pooh the existence of this sea mon-
ster, but there are many that still do believe in it most
thoroughly ; only, to express that belief would be to
certainly expose oneself to ridicule. No one doubts the
bond fides of those who narrate having seen them, but
some one is sure to come forward with his pet theory
as to its being a school of porpoises, or an enormous
cuttle-fish, with its tentacles playing on the surface
of the water ; so that no one likes to confess that he
has seen it.
Both Olaus Magnus and Gesner give illustrations of
the Sea-Serpent of Norway, and I give that of the
latter, as it is the best. The former says : " They who
Work of Navigation, on the Coasts of Norway, employ
themselves in fishing, or merchandize, do all agree in
this strange Story, that there is a Serpent there which
is of a Vast Magnitude, namely 200 feet long, and,
moreover, 20 foot thick ; and is wont to live in Rocks
and Caves toward the Sea Coast about Berge ; which
will go alone from his holes in a clear night in Summer,
and devour Calves, Lambs, and Hogs, or else he goes

into the Sea to feed on Polypus, Locusts, and all sorts
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Author Ashton, John
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Curious creatures in zoology; with 130 illus. throughout the text.
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23575024
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32031 (Find related Wikimedia Commons images)
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Page 269
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NameFound:Magnus NameFound:Polypus NameConfirmed:Polypus EOLID:4776285 NameBankID:4306563
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  • Curious creatures in zoology; with 130 illus. throughout the text.
  • Sea Serpents
  • Monsters Are Real
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