Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals, Classed According to Their Principle of Construction |
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... hard and polished , so that the earth will not fall in even after the severest storm . The use of so complicated a series of cells and passages is extremely doubtful , and our total ignorance on the subject affords another reason why ...
... hard and polished , so that the earth will not fall in even after the severest storm . The use of so complicated a series of cells and passages is extremely doubtful , and our total ignorance on the subject affords another reason why ...
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... hard and stringy , and having a very unpleasant flavour . Even the water in which it has been boiled is acrid , and apt to blister the mouth and gums . But , although the flesh is value- less , the skin is almost beyond price , and the ...
... hard and stringy , and having a very unpleasant flavour . Even the water in which it has been boiled is acrid , and apt to blister the mouth and gums . But , although the flesh is value- less , the skin is almost beyond price , and the ...
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... hard concreted substance , which plugs up the intes tine , and seems to be of service in retaining the animal in condition . In Scandinavia , where the Bears of both sexes retire to winter quarters , and remain in their hidden recesses ...
... hard concreted substance , which plugs up the intes tine , and seems to be of service in retaining the animal in condition . In Scandinavia , where the Bears of both sexes retire to winter quarters , and remain in their hidden recesses ...
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... hard , so hard indeed , that it is used for sharpening the long Spanish knife , which is universally carried by the Gauchos . Digging these animals out of their retreat is no easy business . According to Mr. Waterton , the method ...
... hard , so hard indeed , that it is used for sharpening the long Spanish knife , which is universally carried by the Gauchos . Digging these animals out of their retreat is no easy business . According to Mr. Waterton , the method ...
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... hard ground . It can pull up stones of great size if it can only contrive to insert its paws and find a convenient crevice for them , and is so quick at this task that to confine the animal is by no means an easy matter , even a paved ...
... hard ground . It can pull up stones of great size if it can only contrive to insert its paws and find a convenient crevice for them , and is so quick at this task that to confine the animal is by no means an easy matter , even a paved ...
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