The Magic Zoo: The Natural History of Fabulous Animals |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 37
Page 9
... mystery persisted , and from this sense of mystery the animals of the magic zoo arose . As the men of Europe explored the unknown world , they found the creatures of the New World , of the Orient and Australia and Africa even more ...
... mystery persisted , and from this sense of mystery the animals of the magic zoo arose . As the men of Europe explored the unknown world , they found the creatures of the New World , of the Orient and Australia and Africa even more ...
Page 22
... mysteries was Rupert Thomas Gould , a retired British naval officer . His books Oddities and Enigmas were models of their kind . In The Case for the Sea- Serpent , he moved on to a zoological mystery , and he followed that with the ...
... mysteries was Rupert Thomas Gould , a retired British naval officer . His books Oddities and Enigmas were models of their kind . In The Case for the Sea- Serpent , he moved on to a zoological mystery , and he followed that with the ...
Page 102
... mystery about the creatures , for though the rams were unicorns , underneath the horn sheath were found two horn buds . Further inquiries revealed that they were not natural , nor were they freaks , but artificial creations . The male ...
... mystery about the creatures , for though the rams were unicorns , underneath the horn sheath were found two horn buds . Further inquiries revealed that they were not natural , nor were they freaks , but artificial creations . The male ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
Copyright | |
22 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
Africa Ages ancient animals ants appearance Asia Barnacle Goose beast became become believed bestiary bird body British brought called Central century CHAPTER China Chinese claimed classical creature Ctesias derived described discovered dragon earlier early eggs Europe evidence existence eyes fabulous fact feet fish folklore giant given gold Greek griffin hair head heard Herodotus horn human idea imagination India island John kind known Lamb later legend lived London look magic manticora meaning medieval mentioned mermaid Middle monsters mountains mystery myth Natural History once origin Paris perhaps Persian phoenix plant Pliny pointed published recorded references remains reports says seems seen shape South story strange suggested symbol tail taken thought Trans Travels turned unicorn unknown wild writing York