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Title: The story of Captain Cook's three voyages round the world
Year: 1870 (1870s)
Authors: Jones, M
Subjects: Cook, James, 1728-1779 Voyages around the world
Publisher: London : Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Contributing Library: Scott - York University Libraries
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e brutes ; and they were also sostupid, that, like the boobies, they allowed themselves tobe knocked down with sticks. The large ones were shot,for it was at first thought not safe to go near them. Theold sea-lions were killed chiefly for their fat or blubber, toyield oil, the meat not being eatable ; but the young oneswere savoury. There were also birds to be had in thisplace of plenty: penguins (which, though not delicateeating, are better to some palates than salt horse),newly-fledged, tender shags, geese, and ducks ; so that theboats returned laden with good things. A harbour, on theeast coast of this island, affording plenty of wood and waterto render it valuable to vessels doubling the Cape, receivedthe name of New Years Harbour, from the circumstanceof its being discovered on the 1st of January. Sea-gullswere here in such clouds as actually, when disturbed, todarken the air. There were numerous small islands close about, oneof which, when our voyagers landed, presented to their
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SEA-LIONS. I49 notice a sort of happy family of the wild beasts andbirds by which it was peopled; all mixing together, likecattle and poultry in a farm-yard, though each had itsown head-quarters. The sea-lions took the sea-coast; thesea-bears were up in the interior ; the birds called shagsperched themselves on the highest cliffs ; the penguinsliked to be able to run easily backwards and forwardsbetween the sea and the land (their wings are too short toserve them for flying); and the other birds suited theirtastes in their own way. The sea-lion is a big, dark-brown beast, twelve or four-teen feet long ; the neck, shoulders, and back of the headbeing covered with long hair, something like the mane ofthe animal after whom this creature was called. Butthey were most peaceable lions, not disturbing you if youdid not disturb them. They might, indeed, raise theirheads, snarl, and look fierce, if you waked them out ofsleep—for that is what nobody takes amiably ; but thiswas their worst fau

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