The Magic Zoo: The Natural History of Fabulous Animals |
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... idea of evolution . He also claimed that ' fossil man does not exist ' : a couple of decades later he was found to be wrong . Though his ideas were exploded , his attitude to travellers ' tales of mysterious animals became the common ...
... idea of evolution . He also claimed that ' fossil man does not exist ' : a couple of decades later he was found to be wrong . Though his ideas were exploded , his attitude to travellers ' tales of mysterious animals became the common ...
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... idea that there was a connection between these fossil monsters and the monsters of myth and legend . It would be necessary for the student of aprocryphal animals to follow a proper scientific method in his researches , classifying ...
... idea that there was a connection between these fossil monsters and the monsters of myth and legend . It would be necessary for the student of aprocryphal animals to follow a proper scientific method in his researches , classifying ...
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... idea of the dragon . But the origin of the myth must be sought much further back in history . Whatever they may have become , dragons are clearly enough reptiles of some kind , as their scales show . And the larger lizards and snakes ...
... idea of the dragon . But the origin of the myth must be sought much further back in history . Whatever they may have become , dragons are clearly enough reptiles of some kind , as their scales show . And the larger lizards and snakes ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
Copyright | |
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