Animals of No Importance (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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T is the Opinion of most people that during the voyage to and fro between England and India but little Opportunity of pursuing his favourite study presents itself to the natural ist. This is, in a sense, true. For when we consider the extent to which the ocean teems with animal life, when we reflect that every wave that breaks against the ship's side contains hundreds of living organisms, we cannot but wonder that we, from the deck of the ship, do not see more of the inhabitants of the sea. A little consideration, how ever, will clear up the mystery. Animals that live in the ocean fall into two classes - deep-sea creatures and organisms which dwell near the surface.

The former class inhabit the cold waters of the lowest depths where the pressure is enormous, and where eternal darkness prevails. These animals never come to the sur face, so that the ordinary traveller cannot hope to see any of them.

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