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... attack . Although the intruder was much more powerful than his assailants , he soon found that " discretion is the better part of valour , " and fled for refuge to the top of the pagoda , which was eleven stories in height . This ...
... attack . Although the intruder was much more powerful than his assailants , he soon found that " discretion is the better part of valour , " and fled for refuge to the top of the pagoda , which was eleven stories in height . This ...
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... attack the lion and other beasts of prey with clubs . The negroes generally believe that the chimpanzee is rational , and even can speak , but cunningly avoids doing so lest it should be compelled to labour . When this animal came on ...
... attack the lion and other beasts of prey with clubs . The negroes generally believe that the chimpanzee is rational , and even can speak , but cunningly avoids doing so lest it should be compelled to labour . When this animal came on ...
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... attacking any one appeared to be to throw him down , then to secure him with his hands and feet , and then slightly to wound him with his teeth . Of some small monkeys on board from Java he seems to have taken but little notice . Once ...
... attacking any one appeared to be to throw him down , then to secure him with his hands and feet , and then slightly to wound him with his teeth . Of some small monkeys on board from Java he seems to have taken but little notice . Once ...
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... attack . The Malays affirm that the young siamang , before it can go alone , is always carried by the parent of the same sex as itself ; and that the care bestowed upon it by washing , rubbing , and drying it , in spite of all its ...
... attack . The Malays affirm that the young siamang , before it can go alone , is always carried by the parent of the same sex as itself ; and that the care bestowed upon it by washing , rubbing , and drying it , in spite of all its ...
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... attack ; if defeated , he avoided being caught by climbing out of reach . He had an awkward manner of drinking , by which the liquid was much wasted . He first applied Lis lips to it , throwing his head up , which may be attributed in ...
... attack ; if defeated , he avoided being caught by climbing out of reach . He had an awkward manner of drinking , by which the liquid was much wasted . He first applied Lis lips to it , throwing his head up , which may be attributed in ...
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Africa animal ANOMALURE appears approach attack Bactrian Camel bear beast body bones breed brown burrows called canine capybara Cetacea chimpanzee claws colour covered creature Cuvier distance domestic ears elephant engraving extremely eyes favourite fawn colour feet female flesh fore forests genus giraffe gray ground habits hair hand hare head herd hind hippopotamus horns horse hunter hyĉna inches incisors India Indians inhabits killed legs Lemur length limbs Linnĉus lion living male molars monkey mountains mouth muzzle native nearly neck Newfoundland dog night nose Obaysch observed paws peculiar prey Pteromys Pteropus quadrupeds race remarkable resembles rhinoceros Rüppell says seen sheep short shoulders side skin skull sometimes soon South America species spot squirrel tail tapir tarpan teeth thick tiger toes trees tribe trunk tusks upper wild woods young
Popular passages
Page 309 - An' weary winter comin' fast, An' cozie here, beneath the blast, Thou thought to dwell, 'Till, crash ! the cruel coulter past Out thro' thy cell. That wee bit heap o...
Page 9 - Two of far nobler shape erect and tall, Godlike erect, with native honour clad In naked majesty seemed lords of all, And worthy seemed, for in their looks divine The image of their glorious Maker shone...
Page 309 - The best laid schemes o mice an' men Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promised joy. Still thou art blest, compared wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee : But, Och ! I backward cast my e'e On prospects drear ! An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an
Page 325 - Sprung from his heathery couch in haste. But ere his fleet career he took, The dewdrops from his flanks he shook; Like crested leader proud and high...
Page 156 - In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats ; to go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Page 63 - We rustled through the leaves like wind, Left shrubs, and trees, and wolves behind; By night I heard them on the track, Their troop came hard upon our back, With their long gallop, which can tire The hound's deep hate, and hunter's fire...
Page 38 - It is said that when the male is first seen he gives a terrific yell, that resounds far and wide through the forest, something like kh — ah!
Page 219 - Thomas ; not expecting to see her again, but desirous to learn, if possible, what became of her. In something less than an hour, Richard returned, almost breathless, with the following account. That soon after he began to run, he left Tom behind him, and came in sight of a most numerous hunt of men, women, children and dogs; that he did his best to keep back the dogs, and presently outstripped...
Page 219 - Coleman to the chase, as being nimbler, and carrying less weight than Thomas; not expecting to see her again, but desirous to learn, if possible, what became of her. In something less than an hour Richard returned, almost breathless, with the following account: That soon after he began to...
Page 348 - Though she was sorely wounded, and could but just crawl to the place where they lay, she carried the lump of flesh she had fetched away, as she had done...