Animal Biography, Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners, and Economy, of the Animal Creation, Arranged According to the System of Linnaeus, Том 1R. Phillips, 1803 |
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... Elephant that treads the forests of India for a century . Little do they suppose that even in its appearance , under the greatest magnifying powers , it is as elegant in every respect , and as beautifully finished , as any of the larger ...
... Elephant that treads the forests of India for a century . Little do they suppose that even in its appearance , under the greatest magnifying powers , it is as elegant in every respect , and as beautifully finished , as any of the larger ...
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... Elephant or Lion . If , from the contemplation of microscopic ob jects we turn our attention to the stupendous system of the Universe , and view the Heavens , what an astonishing field of admiration is again afforded us . This huge ...
... Elephant or Lion . If , from the contemplation of microscopic ob jects we turn our attention to the stupendous system of the Universe , and view the Heavens , what an astonishing field of admiration is again afforded us . This huge ...
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... Elephant is said to live to the age of a hundred years or upwards : the female produces therefore but one young , and this does not arrive at maturity till it is sixteen or eighteen years old . Nearly the same thing may be remarked in ...
... Elephant is said to live to the age of a hundred years or upwards : the female produces therefore but one young , and this does not arrive at maturity till it is sixteen or eighteen years old . Nearly the same thing may be remarked in ...
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... Elephant ; with a piece of wood in their hands , or only with their fists , they will so teaze the huge beast , that in the end he is induced to retire . They have been known to throw stones at those who have offended them . Bosman ...
... Elephant ; with a piece of wood in their hands , or only with their fists , they will so teaze the huge beast , that in the end he is induced to retire . They have been known to throw stones at those who have offended them . Bosman ...
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... Elephant , and in strength and power it gives place to none . Its length is usually about twelve feet , and this is also nearly the girth of its body . Its nose is armed with a formidable weapon , a hard and very solid horn , sometimes ...
... Elephant , and in strength and power it gives place to none . Its length is usually about twelve feet , and this is also nearly the girth of its body . Its nose is armed with a formidable weapon , a hard and very solid horn , sometimes ...
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