The great round head, heavily whiskered, was mainly responsible for the suggestion of seal; but it was higher in the forehead than a seal's and the mouth was smaller.

They paid the ripples little heed until a whiskered head emerged.

There were seals too, lifting their whiskered heads high above the surface to stare curiously after the towering clipper as she burst the sea open with her sharp bows in her flight into the south.

There were small shattered bones, grisly whiskered heads, curled black tails.

Every once in a while an old salt kibitzed the fishermen, and three seals popped their whiskered heads out of the water and swam right up to one boat to panhandle for fish.

He was unconsciously wagging his whiskered head in pity and clicking his tongue against his teeth when Scarlett caught his eye.

It nodded its whiskered head.

He stooped to look at the face in the last of the light, then stood, moving his whiskered head mournfully from side to side.