The Magic Zoo: The Natural History of Fabulous Animals |
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... spring of a Cretan queen by a great white bull that had come up out of the sea . This hideous and unnatural monster was imprisoned by King Minos at the heart of the labyrinth , a maze specially built for him by the legendary craftsman ...
... spring of a Cretan queen by a great white bull that had come up out of the sea . This hideous and unnatural monster was imprisoned by King Minos at the heart of the labyrinth , a maze specially built for him by the legendary craftsman ...
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... spring from worms born in rotting timber which develop into little geese . ( This derives from an observation of the marine boring worm Teredo ) . We have made prolonged research into the origin and truth of this legend and even sent ...
... spring from worms born in rotting timber which develop into little geese . ( This derives from an observation of the marine boring worm Teredo ) . We have made prolonged research into the origin and truth of this legend and even sent ...
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... spring apple ' could become a ' vernal sheep ' or ' spring lamb ' . This linguistic confusion ( as well as Pliny's error over the gourd ) , would easily turn a tree bearing wool into a lamb - bearing plant . So that once the figurative ...
... spring apple ' could become a ' vernal sheep ' or ' spring lamb ' . This linguistic confusion ( as well as Pliny's error over the gourd ) , would easily turn a tree bearing wool into a lamb - bearing plant . So that once the figurative ...
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Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
Copyright | |
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