DID YOU KNOW?
The porpoise is a fish of southern waters which grows up to six feet long. It is harmless to human beings, and is known as the sailor's friend because it is a deadly enemy of the shark, which it kills by butting with its head. It has a tremendous speed, and has been seen to buffet a shark clean out of the water and hit it a second time as the shark came down into the sea. Sailors like to see a school of porpoises gambolling round a ship, because it indicates an absence of sharks.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 94, 22 April 1933, Page 20
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99DID YOU KNOW? Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 94, 22 April 1933, Page 20
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