Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »
Sign in
Books Books
" For some time after a visit to the springs, their urinary bladders are distended with fluid, which is said gradually to decrease in volume, and to become less pure. The inhabitants, when walking in the lower district, and overcome with thirst, often take... "
Natural history. Reptiles - Page 16
by Philip Henry Gosse - 1850
Full view - About this book

The penny cyclopędia [ed. by G. Long]., Volume 25

Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1843 - 532 pages
...such seems to be the case with the tortoise. For some time after a visit to the springs, the urinary bladder of these animals is distended with fluid,...killing a tortoise, and if the bladder is full, drinking Us contents. In one I saw killed, the fluid was quite limpid, and had only a very slightly bitter taste....
Full view - About this book

The Penny Cyclopędia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful ..., Volume 25

Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1843 - 524 pages
...to be the case with the tortoise. For some time after a visit to the springs, the urinary blad der of these animals is distended with fluid, which is...overcome with thirst, often take advantage of this circum stance, by killing a tortoise, and if the bladder is full, drinking its contents. In one I saw...
Full view - About this book

Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful ..., Volumes 25-26

Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1843 - 1040 pages
...the springs, the urinary blad ier of these animals is distended with fluid, which is said rradually to decrease in volume and to become less pure. The...overcome with thirst, often take advantage of this circum stance, by killing a tortoise, and if the bladder is full, drinking its contents. In one I saw...
Full view - About this book

Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of ..., Volumes 1-2

Charles Darwin - Beagle Expedition - 1846 - 716 pages
...tortoise. For some time after a visit to the springs, their urinary bladders are distended with Suid, which is said gradually to decrease in volume, and...thirst, often take advantage of this circumstance, and drink the contents of- the bladder if full: in one I saw killed the fluid was quite limpid, and...
Full view - About this book

Orr's Circle of the Sciences: A Series of Treatises on the ..., Volume 6

William Somerville Orr - Science - 1855 - 566 pages
...water, a^d then returns to the lower country For some time after a visit to the springs, the urinary bladder of these animals is distended with fluid,...gradually to decrease in volume, and to become less pore. The inhabitants, when walking in the lower district, and overcome with thirst, often take advantage...
Full view - About this book

The Illustrated Natural History: Reptiles, fishes, molluscs, etc

John George Wood - Zoology - 1863 - 830 pages
...water, and then returns to the lower country. For some time after a visit to the springs the bladder is distended with fluid, which is said gradually to...less pure. The inhabitants, when walking in the lower districts, and overcome with thirst, often take advantage of this circumstance by killing a .Tortoise,...
Full view - About this book

The Illustrated Natural History

John George Wood - Natural history - 1863 - 840 pages
...country. For some time after a visit to the springs the bladder is distended with fluid, which is •id gradually to decrease in volume, and to become less pure. The inhabitants, when •aOnag in the lower districts, and overcome with thirst, often take advantage of this iinadnu by...
Full view - About this book

Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries ...

Charles Darwin - Beagle Expedition - 1871 - 546 pages
...the case with the tortoise. For some time after a visit to the springs, their urinary bladders are distended with fluid, which is said gradually to decrease...thirst, often take advantage of this circumstance, and drink the contents of the bladder if full : in one I saw killed, the fluid was quite limpid, and...
Full view - About this book

Johnson's Natural History, Comprehensive, Scientific, and Popular ..., Volume 2

Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Animal behavior - 1872 - 758 pages
...water, and then returns to the lower country. For some time after a visit to the springs, tl:e urinary bladder of these animals is distended with fluid,...of this circumstance by killing a tortoise, and if th -. bladder is full, drinking its contents. In one I saw killed the fluid was quite limpid, and ha....
Full view - About this book

Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries ...

Charles Darwin - Beagle Expedition - 1884 - 574 pages
...the case with the tortoise. For some time after a visit to the springs, their urinary bladders are distended with fluid, which is said gradually to decrease...and overcome with thirst, often take advantage of thia circumstance, and drink the contents of the bladder if full : in one I saw killed, the fluid was...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF