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signs of alarm & Ending in galloping lumberingly away across the globe & taking to the water soon after the little one made off in another direction and we were surprised to see another adult (which proved to be the ♀ see proceeding page) leap up among the hummock & gallop off & take to the water with the young one. We steamed up to the first one which left the ice & I killed it with a shot in the brain Then we made after the other pair and coming up I saw the ♀ swimming just behind the yg. one & sometimes so near that her muzzle almost touched its ears thus trying to protect her offspring. A large number of shots were fired at these before they were killed 5 balls in the head of the ♀ & as many more in her neck & back before she succumbed and once when one of my balls struck her in the head she half wheeled about raised her head & looking back uttered a hoarse growl as much as to say - "If you were smaller I would soon settle accounts" but she then made off again until I doubled her up with a ball in her neck- The first one shot was now so far away that we could not find it so the last two were hauled onboard and the fog shutting down again the Corwin turned about & stood off shore to the SE. until she cleared the ice about 6 PM- when we found quite a swell on though it was like a mill pond inside the ice