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| Keywords: Curious creatures in zoology (15569484002).jpg CURIOUS CREATURES <br> 271 <br> Pirate says speaking of Shetland and Orkney fisher- <br> men The Sea-Snake was also known which arising <br> out of the depths of the ocean stretches to the skies <br> his enormous neck covered with a mane like that of a <br> war-horse and with his broad glittering eyes raised <br> mast-head high looks out as it seems for plunder or <br> for victims The author knew a mariner of some <br> reputation in his class vouch for having seen the <br> celebrated Sea-Serpent It appeared as far as could <br> be guessed to be about a hundred feet long with the <br> wild mane and fiery eyes which old writers ascribe to <br> the monster ; but it is not unlikely the spectator might <br> in the doubtful light be deceived by a good Norway <br> log on the water <br> Mr Maclean the pastor of Eigg an island in the <br> Small Isles parish Inverness-shire wrote in 1809 to Dr <br> Neill the Secretary of the Wernerian Society that he <br> had seen a Sea-Serpent while he was in a boat about 23575026 76213 32031 Page 271 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/23575026 1890 10 5962/bhl title 32031 Ashton John Biodiversity Heritage Library Curious creatures in zoology; with 130 illus throughout the text Sea Serpents Monsters Are Real Animals University of California Libraries archive org bhl page 23575026 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/23575026 bhlMonstersRreal Halloween sea serpent university of california libraries archive org bhlmonstersrreal Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2014-10-19 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/15569484002 2015-08-25 20 53 51 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 sea serpent Curious creatures in zoology Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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