The Magic Zoo: The Natural History of Fabulous Animals |
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... facts . Because man himself is both human and animal , his relation- ship over the centuries with the animals around ... fact we are far from being merely ' naked apes ' as the title of his book suggested . Between us and the animals we ...
... facts . Because man himself is both human and animal , his relation- ship over the centuries with the animals around ... fact we are far from being merely ' naked apes ' as the title of his book suggested . Between us and the animals we ...
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... fact these little toy dogs are called Caw - tieh and Kew - tsie in China and Indo - China . The explanation of the origin of the legend of the Vegetable Lamb - that it was derived from the root of a species of fern found in south - east ...
... fact these little toy dogs are called Caw - tieh and Kew - tsie in China and Indo - China . The explanation of the origin of the legend of the Vegetable Lamb - that it was derived from the root of a species of fern found in south - east ...
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... fact of botany : the curious and wonderful cotton plant , which does indeed produce a ' wolle ' of brilliant whiteness . And in conclusion I can do no better than quote the comments of Henry Lee , who first suggested the real solution ...
... fact of botany : the curious and wonderful cotton plant , which does indeed produce a ' wolle ' of brilliant whiteness . And in conclusion I can do no better than quote the comments of Henry Lee , who first suggested the real solution ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
Copyright | |
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