Account of the dissection of a young rorqual, or short whalebone whale, (the Balaena rostrata of Fabricius) : with a few observations on the anatomy of the foetal Mysticetus / by Dr. Knox.

  • Knox, Robert, 1791-1862.
Date:
[1834?]
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Credit: Account of the dissection of a young rorqual, or short whalebone whale, (the Balaena rostrata of Fabricius) : with a few observations on the anatomy of the foetal Mysticetus / by Dr. Knox. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    A new question has been started by M. St Hilaire, as to the mode of lactation or sucking of the young Dolphin and Whale. That dis- tinguished naturalist conjectures that the young does not suck, the milk being merely projected into the mouth of the young whale by a voluntary and muscular action exercised upon the mammary glands of the parent; it seems very questionable to the author, if this ques- tion merits much consideration.