The Magic Zoo: The Natural History of Fabulous Animals |
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... creature as she plunged away , but failed . Then a boy threw a stone which struck her in the back . A few days later the unfortunate little creature was washed up two miles down the coast from where she had first been seen and attacked ...
... creature as she plunged away , but failed . Then a boy threw a stone which struck her in the back . A few days later the unfortunate little creature was washed up two miles down the coast from where she had first been seen and attacked ...
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The Natural History of Fabulous Animals Peter Costello. hound - like creature is a fairly typical heraldic monster . Another sort of heraldic creature was the alphyn . In shape like a tiger , this animal was derived from al - fil , the ...
The Natural History of Fabulous Animals Peter Costello. hound - like creature is a fairly typical heraldic monster . Another sort of heraldic creature was the alphyn . In shape like a tiger , this animal was derived from al - fil , the ...
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... creature which haunted the tops of poplar trees . But in the course of time it shrank to the size of a deer with ears like a rabbit and the teeth of a mountain lion . It had telescopic legs which enabled it to graze on the steep slopes ...
... creature which haunted the tops of poplar trees . But in the course of time it shrank to the size of a deer with ears like a rabbit and the teeth of a mountain lion . It had telescopic legs which enabled it to graze on the steep slopes ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
Copyright | |
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