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Page 117
... trees , in the covert of the reed , and the fens . The shady trees cover him with their shadow ; the willows of the brook compass him about . ' This almost exactly describes the habits of the hippopotamus , as does the drinking capacity ...
... trees , in the covert of the reed , and the fens . The shady trees cover him with their shadow ; the willows of the brook compass him about . ' This almost exactly describes the habits of the hippopotamus , as does the drinking capacity ...
Page 157
... trees ' - that is , padded with cotton . Our old friend Ctesias mentions in his Indica ( says Bishop Photius ) , ' tree - garments ' ; and Varro says that ' Ctesias says that in India there are trees that bear wool . ' Two of Alexander ...
... trees ' - that is , padded with cotton . Our old friend Ctesias mentions in his Indica ( says Bishop Photius ) , ' tree - garments ' ; and Varro says that ' Ctesias says that in India there are trees that bear wool . ' Two of Alexander ...
Page 169
... trees . But in the course of time it shrank to the size of a deer with ears like a rabbit and the teeth of a ... tree , and could easily be captured by felling the tree from under it , which made it fall over . More recently the ...
... trees . But in the course of time it shrank to the size of a deer with ears like a rabbit and the teeth of a ... tree , and could easily be captured by felling the tree from under it , which made it fall over . More recently the ...
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Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
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