The Magic Zoo: The Natural History of Fabulous Animals |
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... reached China when Marco Polo was living there . He thought they might be griffins , similar to those fabulous creatures which were shown on a relief on the church of San Marco in his native Venice . But they did not fit the traditional ...
... reached China when Marco Polo was living there . He thought they might be griffins , similar to those fabulous creatures which were shown on a relief on the church of San Marco in his native Venice . But they did not fit the traditional ...
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... reached 1472 degrees ) . These human feats are more than equalled in the animal world . There is a fish Barbus callensis which is found in Algeria mainly , which lives in hot water springs at a temperature of 180 degrees Fahrenheit . As ...
... reached 1472 degrees ) . These human feats are more than equalled in the animal world . There is a fish Barbus callensis which is found in Algeria mainly , which lives in hot water springs at a temperature of 180 degrees Fahrenheit . As ...
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... reached Europe in the same way and , by reason of its evident antiquity , found itself collated with the mystery already surrounding Lepas anatifera , and sooner or later , with the inclinations of the clergy of the Early Christian ...
... reached Europe in the same way and , by reason of its evident antiquity , found itself collated with the mystery already surrounding Lepas anatifera , and sooner or later , with the inclinations of the clergy of the Early Christian ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
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