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... pointed out , so do baby otters . His theory also explains man's upright posture , which came from wading about in deep waters . Also it explains man's streamlined body , and the way in which the body - hair tracts flow back along the ...
... pointed out , so do baby otters . His theory also explains man's upright posture , which came from wading about in deep waters . Also it explains man's streamlined body , and the way in which the body - hair tracts flow back along the ...
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... pointed out that early man was impressed with the larger birds of prey , and that these would naturally have become the objects of sacred awe and worship . Yet the bird with which the garuda is associated today in India is not one of ...
... pointed out that early man was impressed with the larger birds of prey , and that these would naturally have become the objects of sacred awe and worship . Yet the bird with which the garuda is associated today in India is not one of ...
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... pointed out first by Adrian Reland , an early etymologist . ) So far so good . Ball also pointed out that the ' triple row of teeth ' had its origin in the distinctive three lobes of the carnivorous molar , ' which is of such a ...
... pointed out first by Adrian Reland , an early etymologist . ) So far so good . Ball also pointed out that the ' triple row of teeth ' had its origin in the distinctive three lobes of the carnivorous molar , ' which is of such a ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
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