Elephant Seal

the proboscis seal, or sea-elephant, the ea of the seal family. There are probably two species, -one found only on the coast of California and Western Mexico, the other found in Patagonia, Kerguelen Island, Heard’s Island, and other parts of the Southern Seas. They vary in length from 12 to 30 feet, and in girth at the chest from 8 to 12 feet. The proboscis of the male is about 15 inches long, but elongates under excitement. The females have no proboscis, and are considerably smaller than the malo. Both species are becoming rare from their continual slaughter. Elephant’s Foot, the popular name of a plant distinguished by the shape of its root-stock, which forms a nearly hemispherical ma rising a little above the ground, covered with a thick corky bark. It has a slender climbing stem growing to a length of 80 or 40 feet, with small heart-shaped leaves and greenish-yellow flowers.