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Page 76
... thought that the ' griffins ' had been confused with the ' giant ants ' . But this seems unlikely , as that legend has a distinct source of its own . Adolf Erman thought that the fossil bones which are found in such abundance on the ...
... thought that the ' griffins ' had been confused with the ' giant ants ' . But this seems unlikely , as that legend has a distinct source of its own . Adolf Erman thought that the fossil bones which are found in such abundance on the ...
Page 87
... thought they belonged to a pachyderm of some kind , but on re - examination it was seen that they belonged to the huge bird , whose whole skeleton was soon reconstructed . There is no doubt that this bird was de Flacourt's vouroupatra ...
... thought they belonged to a pachyderm of some kind , but on re - examination it was seen that they belonged to the huge bird , whose whole skeleton was soon reconstructed . There is no doubt that this bird was de Flacourt's vouroupatra ...
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... thought that it was a fish , and it was connected in her mind with the pearls which some fishermen had taken from the lake some years before . ( These , Colgan thought , would have been freshwater mussels , which sometimes do have small ...
... thought that it was a fish , and it was connected in her mind with the pearls which some fishermen had taken from the lake some years before . ( These , Colgan thought , would have been freshwater mussels , which sometimes do have small ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
Copyright | |
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