Cassell's popular natural history, Volumes 1-2; Volume 421863 |
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... turned to the greatest advantage in their native forests , acting like a balancing - pole to a dancer on the tight rope , and rendering them perfectly secure , however precarious their footing . Thus it is that travellers have seen apes ...
... turned to the greatest advantage in their native forests , acting like a balancing - pole to a dancer on the tight rope , and rendering them perfectly secure , however precarious their footing . Thus it is that travellers have seen apes ...
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... turning it about in all directions , trying to see if the padlock could not be opened . Whether or not she at length succeeded in her efforts is matter of doubt , but it is certain that on one occasion she made her escape from her chain ...
... turning it about in all directions , trying to see if the padlock could not be opened . Whether or not she at length succeeded in her efforts is matter of doubt , but it is certain that on one occasion she made her escape from her chain ...
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... turned his legs under him ; but in sitting on a rope , he rested on his heels , his body leaning forward against his thighs . On his arrival in Java from Batavia he was allowed to be at perfect liberty till within a day of two of being ...
... turned his legs under him ; but in sitting on a rope , he rested on his heels , his body leaning forward against his thighs . On his arrival in Java from Batavia he was allowed to be at perfect liberty till within a day of two of being ...
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... turning their observations to account . Accordingly they launched the boat , put to sea , baited their hooks , and proceeded to work . Their sport was small , as might be anticipated , from the impatient nature of the animals ; but what ...
... turning their observations to account . Accordingly they launched the boat , put to sea , baited their hooks , and proceeded to work . Their sport was small , as might be anticipated , from the impatient nature of the animals ; but what ...
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... turning , saw indistinctly in the fog a queer little old man standing near and looking at me . I instinctively cocked my ... turned into an ursine baboon , with an infant ditto , which had come down the kloof to drink . The ' old man s ...
... turning , saw indistinctly in the fog a queer little old man standing near and looking at me . I instinctively cocked my ... turned into an ursine baboon , with an infant ditto , which had come down the kloof to drink . The ' old man s ...
Common terms and phrases
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 hyæna inches incisors India Indians inhabits killed legs Lemur length limbs Linnæus 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...