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Title: Animals in action; studies and stories of beasts, birds and reptiles; their habits, their homes and their peculiarities
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Brooks, Elbridge S. (Elbridge Streeter), 1846-1902
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Publisher: Boston, Lothrop pub. co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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r his prey, into whose body he has already dug his powerfulfore claws. The agonized bellowing of the doomed animal hasreached the herd which has been grazing at some distance away,and the old buffaloes are rushing upon the scene with over-whelming speed, in spite of their apparent awkwardness. Atonce the grizzly bear is attacked by the angry leaders.* Ephraim instantly realizes that he must give up his prey anddefend himself with all his might. He is especially afraid of theforemost bull, who, with his colossal head lowered, his mouthcovered with foam, and his tail raised in air, presents an impres-sive picture of unbridled strength and savagery. The battle can-not be greatly prolonged. According to trustworthy accounts agrizzly can overcome a single bison, but against a whole herdof these powerful creatures he is of little avail. Accordingly Ephraim, who can run very fast, now either makes off at hisbest pace, or, remaining, is gored to death by the sea of hornsthat heaves about him.
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Grizzly Bear attacked by Buffaloes. A DIVER DEFENDING HIMSELF AGAINST SHARKS. 145 A Diver defending himself against Sharks. MANKIND has ventured not only into the bowels of theearth, but has dared also to plunge to the bottom of thesea, and to encounter the manifold perils of the deep.The sponge fisher dives almost always without a diving suit, andcan remain under water for nearly five minutes at a time. ButAristotle described an apparatus which, in his day, enabled itswearer to remain under water much longer than that. A moderndiving outfit consists most frequently of a thick helmet fastenedto the head. From this head-dress tubes proceed to the surfaceof the water, and through these supply pipes the air is pumpedfrom the ship to the diver. When a ship has sprung a leak, orhas sunk, it is often necessary, in order to estimate the value ofthe wreck and the possibility of raising it, to send a diver down tothe bottom of the sea, equipped with an electric lamp. On thenorth Atlantic coast

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