The Magic Zoo: The Natural History of Fabulous Animals |
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... York , he drew attention to the Hindu myth of a giant turtle which supports an elephant on its back on which the earth rests . Did the fossil creature he had discovered , which was about fifteen feet long , survive into historical times ...
... York , he drew attention to the Hindu myth of a giant turtle which supports an elephant on its back on which the earth rests . Did the fossil creature he had discovered , which was about fifteen feet long , survive into historical times ...
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... York , 1972 . Hoefer , Ferdinand : Histoire de la zoologie . Paris , 1873 . Jennison , George : Animals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome . Manchester , 1937 . Keller , Gottfried : Daten zur Geschichte der Zoologie . Bonn , 1949 ...
... York , 1972 . Hoefer , Ferdinand : Histoire de la zoologie . Paris , 1873 . Jennison , George : Animals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome . Manchester , 1937 . Keller , Gottfried : Daten zur Geschichte der Zoologie . Bonn , 1949 ...
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... York , 1928 . Lankester , Sir Edwin Ray : Science from an Easy Chair , London , 1910 . Leach , E. R .: ' St George and the Dragon ' , in Glyn Daniel : Myth or Legend ? London , 1955 , pp . 79-87 . London , Hugh : The Queen's Beasts ...
... York , 1928 . Lankester , Sir Edwin Ray : Science from an Easy Chair , London , 1910 . Leach , E. R .: ' St George and the Dragon ' , in Glyn Daniel : Myth or Legend ? London , 1955 , pp . 79-87 . London , Hugh : The Queen's Beasts ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
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