_
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THE BIOLOGY
FISHES
'
small boats and left parts of it in large ships. For this
_'
reason it has been accused of ferocity, even of attacking a
whale, but Townsend, who has carefully collated and sifted ‘
,
the available evidence on the matter, has come to the con—
—
clusion that it is really of a peaceful disposition. When
'
:
attacked by the Sword—sh, the Herring and Mackerel
,
gather together near the boats, seeming to know that safety - …
.
{
lies there, and in following them the Sword—sh may
'
—
accidentally run its sword through a boat. And if it
“
—
Ïapparently loses its
and attacks more than once,
this is probably from blind fear rather than rage.
'"
On one occasion the Sword-sh gured in the London
,
Law Courts, with Huxley and Buckland as expert witnesses.
“
ï
'
An.Indian. clipper, the Dreadnought, had been rammed
,
'
by & Sword-sh, .sprung'a —leak, and the cargo, if not the
'
'
vessel itself, suered Serious damage. The Insurance Com—. —
‘
pany, When Called upon to pay damages, pleaded that the '_
less-should be considered “
an act of God
”
and not a fair
risk of the sea ; nevertheless, they had to pay. As showing
what a deadly weapon this sword may be, it may be me”n—"
,
tioned that its length reaches three feet and one of six feet
-
has been recorded by Brown Goode.
'
'
;
,
’
When One structure fails, the sh is not beaten but adapts
_
another to” serve the purpose. .
The Sword-sh is an
’
example; but many othershes have lost their ,teeth in a
'
similar way. without being provided With along snout to
trans—x and cut up theirfood,
The';Pipè_—shè$,
have,no teeth,and it is impossible—
regard thelrsnoutasan
_
adaptation to, anything; Theyïdo the best they can" with it,
_=
'hÔWever,:andÏrmanage':to suekzinfthe“Small Crustacea of the
Other forms,
'
__Ï
again,havetaken-togrubbing in the mud, andthis has led to :,
_
variOus modications“internally, as will be mentioned later; -
:
The spines
by many shes have arisen
_»
various ways connected with the movementsand
_
of the body and in so far'can hardly be called adaptations}
yet-in some cases “they-are put to a partiCularuœ, which,
_'again,-has probably led to their greaterdèVelopment; : The
256
THE BIOLOGY
FISHES
'
small boats and left parts of it in large ships. For this
_'
reason it has been accused of ferocity, even of attacking a
whale, but Townsend, who has carefully collated and sifted ‘
,
the available evidence on the matter, has come to the con—
—
clusion that it is really of a peaceful disposition. When
'
:
attacked by the Sword—sh, the Herring and Mackerel
,
gather together near the boats, seeming to know that safety - …
.
{
lies there, and in following them the Sword—sh may
'
—
accidentally run its sword through a boat. And if it
“
—
Ïapparently loses its
and attacks more than once,
this is probably from blind fear rather than rage.
'"
On one occasion the Sword-sh gured in the London
,
Law Courts, with Huxley and Buckland as expert witnesses.
“
ï
'
An.Indian. clipper, the Dreadnought, had been rammed
,
'
by & Sword-sh, .sprung'a —leak, and the cargo, if not the
'
'
vessel itself, suered Serious damage. The Insurance Com—. —
‘
pany, When Called upon to pay damages, pleaded that the '_
less-should be considered “
an act of God
”
and not a fair
risk of the sea ; nevertheless, they had to pay. As showing
what a deadly weapon this sword may be, it may be me”n—"
,
tioned that its length reaches three feet and one of six feet
-
has been recorded by Brown Goode.
'
'
;
,
’
When One structure fails, the sh is not beaten but adapts
_
another to” serve the purpose. .
The Sword-sh is an
’
example; but many othershes have lost their ,teeth in a
'
similar way. without being provided With along snout to
trans—x and cut up theirfood,
The';Pipè_—shè$,
have,no teeth,and it is impossible—
regard thelrsnoutasan
_
adaptation to, anything; Theyïdo the best they can" with it,
_=
'hÔWever,:andÏrmanage':to suekzinfthe“Small Crustacea of the
Other forms,
'
__Ï
again,havetaken-togrubbing in the mud, andthis has led to :,
_
variOus modications“internally, as will be mentioned later; -
:
The spines
by many shes have arisen
_»
various ways connected with the movementsand
_
of the body and in so far'can hardly be called adaptations}
yet-in some cases “they-are put to a partiCularuœ, which,
_'again,-has probably led to their greaterdèVelopment; : The