As for marine mammals, on passing by the mouth of the Adriatic Sea, I thought I recognized two or three sperm whales equipped with the single dorsal fin denoting the genus Physeter, some pilot whales from the genus Globicephalus exclusive to the Mediterranean, the forepart of the head striped with small distinct lines, and also a dozen seals with white bellies and black coats, known by the name monk seals and just as solemn as if they were three-meter Dominicans.
Fejüket elöl kis világos vonalak tarkítják. Láttam vagy egy tucat fekete szőrű, fehér hasú barátfókát is; az ember valóban valami három méterre megnőtt domonkosrendi szerzetesnek nézné őket.