Chapter VIII: The Cetaceans

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General Remarks on the Organisation of the Cetaceans.--The Large
Greenland Whale.--His Food and Enemies.--The Fin-Back or Rorqual.
--The Antarctic Whale.--The Sperm-Whale.--The Unicorn Fish.--The
Dolphin.--Truth and Fable.--The Porpoise.--The Grampus.--History
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