The
sperm whale, as with all other species of the Leviathan, but unlike
most other fish, breeds indifferently at all seasons; after a
gestation which may propably be set down at nine months, producing
but one at a time; though in some few known intances giving birth to
an Esau and a Jacob:- a contingency provided for in suckling by two
teats, curiously situated, one on each side of the anus; but the
breasts themselves extend upwards from that. When by chance these
precious parts in a nurisng whale are cut by the hunter´s lance, the
mother´s pouring milk and blood rivallingly discolor the sea for
rods. The milk is veru sweet and rich; it has been tasted by man; it
might do well with strawberries
As
a mammal I do not feel at all identified with the whales, I refuse to
believe that we are the same kind of animal. It seems that in reality
the pregnancy of the whales lasts a bit longer than nin months.
The author finds it strange the appearance of two breasts in the
whale, but his explanation is even stranger to me. With 'Moby
Dick' you can learn a lot of things about whales, no doubt. I had to
lokk up in Google who Esau and Jacob were
(Reading
this entry is not advisable for women in the final stages of
pregnancy who are not comfortable with the changes in their bodies)
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