The Magic Zoo: The Natural History of Fabulous Animals |
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... lived in complete harmony with their environment on the open plains of Africa . So too did our own earliest ancestors . The first real men , Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis , were hunters , only a short way removed from the ...
... lived in complete harmony with their environment on the open plains of Africa . So too did our own earliest ancestors . The first real men , Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis , were hunters , only a short way removed from the ...
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... lived in Italy for a long time towards the end of the twelfth century , says Nicolas lived so habitually in the sea that he finally unveiled all its secrets and was able to predict storms . He is said to have died after being taken away ...
... lived in Italy for a long time towards the end of the twelfth century , says Nicolas lived so habitually in the sea that he finally unveiled all its secrets and was able to predict storms . He is said to have died after being taken away ...
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... lived there . One of these did indeed show a creature much like the griffin fighting with a warrior . Clearly enough these creatures he describes were intended to deter the Greeks and Persians from seeking out the sources of the gold in ...
... lived there . One of these did indeed show a creature much like the griffin fighting with a warrior . Clearly enough these creatures he describes were intended to deter the Greeks and Persians from seeking out the sources of the gold in ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
Copyright | |
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