The Magic Zoo: The Natural History of Fabulous Animals |
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... heard the sirens singing off the Galli Islands during Sep- tember 1943. He , and only he , heard what sounded like singing , ' a natural kind of singing one might call it , reminiscent of the waves and the wind . Yet it was certainly ...
... heard the sirens singing off the Galli Islands during Sep- tember 1943. He , and only he , heard what sounded like singing , ' a natural kind of singing one might call it , reminiscent of the waves and the wind . Yet it was certainly ...
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... heard tales . He ties himself to the leg of the bird , and so is carried off the island to the mainland . A little later , on his fifth voyage , he and his companions reach another island , where again they find a marvellous white dome ...
... heard tales . He ties himself to the leg of the bird , and so is carried off the island to the mainland . A little later , on his fifth voyage , he and his companions reach another island , where again they find a marvellous white dome ...
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... heard rumours of a unicorn in Ethiopia , as did Joseph Russeger . Ful- gence Fresnel in the 1840s was convinced about the existence of some kind of unicorn - like animal in Darfur . Indeed the Arab traveller Mohammed Ibn Omar from ...
... heard rumours of a unicorn in Ethiopia , as did Joseph Russeger . Ful- gence Fresnel in the 1840s was convinced about the existence of some kind of unicorn - like animal in Darfur . Indeed the Arab traveller Mohammed Ibn Omar from ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
Copyright | |
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