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... Africa , from Ethiopia , Darfur and Kordofan : these were not so easily explained away . Eduard Rüppell in 1829 quoted some of these reports but was himself sceptical about the matter . Von Katte in 1836 also heard rumours of a unicorn ...
... Africa , from Ethiopia , Darfur and Kordofan : these were not so easily explained away . Eduard Rüppell in 1829 quoted some of these reports but was himself sceptical about the matter . Von Katte in 1836 also heard rumours of a unicorn ...
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... Africa , Winwood Reade ( author of the now unread classic The Martyrdom of Man ) was also convinced about the existence of the unicorn in the unknown heart of Africa . After quoting several earlier reports , he goes on : That such an ...
... Africa , Winwood Reade ( author of the now unread classic The Martyrdom of Man ) was also convinced about the existence of the unicorn in the unknown heart of Africa . After quoting several earlier reports , he goes on : That such an ...
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... Africa was fertile with mon- sters ; by this they meant that it held more unknown animals than other parts of the world . This has been confirmed in our own day , when this vast region has been penetrated . He admitted that when he ...
... Africa was fertile with mon- sters ; by this they meant that it held more unknown animals than other parts of the world . This has been confirmed in our own day , when this vast region has been penetrated . He admitted that when he ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
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