The Spouting of Whales.
Whales do nob spout water.. .They Bpout vapour or breath. When a whale spouts, his (< spout hole," as 'whalers call it, is always above water. The enormous volume of the^ whale's breath,' expelled suddenly into the differenttempBra.ttire of the air, causes the white bush lilce'vapbur to remain suspended for a moment,'like; tKe steam from a locomotive,; The only time a whale spouts liquid is when he has been 'mortally pierced by ft lance, and then he.'spouts warm blood. The sound of a whale a spouting is like the roar of a locomotive blowing off, steam.'\ ;_. /," ■ "/ >' '',>/; •'' ' A V*' ,>■+
What is said to be tho largest schooner in Mftine. > She, wUl have 1 aicoal^carrying ■oapa^
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Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 176, 30 October 1886, Page 5 (Supplement)
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117The Spouting of Whales. Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 176, 30 October 1886, Page 5 (Supplement)
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