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Word: lolloping (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1930
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Bull fur seals, about 6 ft. long, 4½ ft, around, weigh from 400 to 500 Ib. They are able to stand nearly erect on land, to lollop along over a rocky beach as fast as a man, though they soon get out of breath. During the mating season they will chase creatures who trespass on their breeding grounds. Sharp-toothed, they can bite savagely. They live to be about 14 years old. They arrive at the Pribilof Islands early in May, three weeks before the cows, stay there until August. Each bull has a seraglio of from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Parade to Pribilof | 3/31/1930 | See Source »

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