CAABA. See KAABA.
one of several species of porpoise-like cetaceans of the Killer family (Orcida'), characterized by its globose head; properly Globiocephalus melas, of the north Atlantic Ocean. It is from 16 to 24 feet long, 10 feet in diameter at its thickest part and weighs between 5,000 and 6,000 pounds. Its pectoral fins are about 5 feet long and 18 inches broad, and its dorsal fin is very low. With the exception of a white streak, which begins in the form of a heart under the throat and gradu ally narrows to the vent, the whole of the body is of a glossy black color, and hence the fish is frequently known as the blackfish (q.v.) or black dolphin. The teeth are arranged at con siderable distances in the upper and under jaw in such a manner that those of the upper jaw fit into the spaces left in the lower jaw, and conversely. Their number is very variable. They are conical in shape, strong, rather long, and end in a point which is a little curved backward and inward. The caaing-whale is very abundant and very widely distributed. It is found in the whole of the Arctic Ocean, and also in the Germantlantic and Pacific oceans, M and even in the Mediterranean Sea. It is re
markable for its gregarious habits, being often found-in schools numbering several hundreds. which are led by an old and experienced male whom, it is said, they never abandon. On this account its pursuers always endeavor to force the leader on shore, and when this is accom plished all the rest follow him and are likewise stranded — hence the Scotch name "caaing,* equivalent to "driving." In the stomachs of these animals are usually found the remains of cod-fish and various species of cuttlefish, as well as of herrings, ling and other fishes. The caaing-whale is pursued chiefly on account of its oil. See WHALE.
CAB, a carriage with two or four wheels, usually drawn by one horse, and plying for hire; a hackney-carriage. One well-known two wheeled variety is the hansom named after the inventor. Public cabriolets — hooded chaises carrying one person besides the driver— were introduced in London in 1823, and the name was soon after shortened to cab. See COACH;