MAKE A MEME View Large Image Curious creatures in zoology (15565945411).jpg 236 CURIOUS CREATURES <br> toward the more Northern parts hath a great Fish as <br> big as Elephants which are called Morsi or Rostnari <br> may be they are called so from their sharp biting ; ...
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Keywords: Curious creatures in zoology (15565945411).jpg 236 CURIOUS CREATURES <br> toward the more Northern parts hath a great Fish as <br> big as Elephants which are called Morsi or Rostnari <br> may be they are called so from their sharp biting ; for <br> if they see any man on the Sea-shore and can catch <br> him they come suddenly upon him and rend him with <br> their Teeth that they will kill him in a trice Therefore <br> these Fish called Rosmari or Morsi have heads fashioned <br> like to an Oxes and a hairy Skin and hair growing as <br> thick as straw or corn-reeds that lye loose very largely <br> They will raise themselves with their Teeth as by <br> Ladders to the very tops of Rocks that they may feed <br> on the Dewie Grasse or Fresh Water and role them- <br> selves in it unless in the mean time they fall very fast <br> asleep and rest upon the Rocks ; for then Fishermen <br> make all the haste they can and begin at the Tail and <br> part the Skin from the Fat ; and unto this that is parted <br> they put most strong Cords and fasten them on the <br> rugged rocks or Trees that are near ; then they throw <br> stones at his head out of a Sling to raise him and they 23574991 76213 32031 Page 236 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/23574991 1890 10 5962/bhl title 32031 Ashton John Biodiversity Heritage Library Curious creatures in zoology; with 130 illus throughout the text Monsters Are Real Animals University of California Libraries archive org bhl page 23574991 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/23574991 bhlMonstersRreal Halloween 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 N02/15565945411 2015-08-25 20 50 59 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Curious creatures in zoology Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script
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