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... reports emanating from all parts of Africa . He felt that though the existence of the animal had not been proved , it had not been proved impossible . These reports have the advantage of being close to the present day in time , and so ...
... reports emanating from all parts of Africa . He felt that though the existence of the animal had not been proved , it had not been proved impossible . These reports have the advantage of being close to the present day in time , and so ...
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... reports might carry greater weight were it not that some confusion is clearly evident in some reports . Baikie quotes a series of native names for the unicorn , among them mariri in Hausa . But in fact this is their name for the Oryx ...
... reports might carry greater weight were it not that some confusion is clearly evident in some reports . Baikie quotes a series of native names for the unicorn , among them mariri in Hausa . But in fact this is their name for the Oryx ...
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... reports from the New England seaboard , the Daedalus affair of 1848 , the Dutch and French reports towards the end of the cen- tury . The sea - serpent provided a continuing story for many news- papers and magazines . If reports seem to ...
... reports from the New England seaboard , the Daedalus affair of 1848 , the Dutch and French reports towards the end of the cen- tury . The sea - serpent provided a continuing story for many news- papers and magazines . If reports seem to ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
Copyright | |
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