Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals, Classed According to Their Principle of ConstructionLongmans, Green and Company, 1866 - 632 páginas |
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... short descending passages connect the galleries with each other , but the only entrance into the keep is from the upper gallery , out of which three passages lead into the ceiling of the keep . It will be seen , therefore , that when a ...
... short descending passages connect the galleries with each other , but the only entrance into the keep is from the upper gallery , out of which three passages lead into the ceiling of the keep . It will be seen , therefore , that when a ...
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... short , bowed , and powerful bones of the fore limbs , the wide , flattened palms , and the strong , sharp , and curved claws , look almost like a miniature model of some machine invented for the purpose of tearing the stubborn earth ...
... short , bowed , and powerful bones of the fore limbs , the wide , flattened palms , and the strong , sharp , and curved claws , look almost like a miniature model of some machine invented for the purpose of tearing the stubborn earth ...
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... short - eared burrower , which has a rather remarkable method of sinking its tunnels , first boring a nearly perpendicular shaft , and then driving its burrow at an angle . It is not so devoted to a sub- terranean existence as either of ...
... short - eared burrower , which has a rather remarkable method of sinking its tunnels , first boring a nearly perpendicular shaft , and then driving its burrow at an angle . It is not so devoted to a sub- terranean existence as either of ...
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... short pointed tails and stumpy ears , for the young of the Fox , with its ruddy fur , its active limbs , its narrow muzzle , its fine bushy tail , and its erect , intelligent - looking ears . Though there is but one burrow for the ...
... short pointed tails and stumpy ears , for the young of the Fox , with its ruddy fur , its active limbs , its narrow muzzle , its fine bushy tail , and its erect , intelligent - looking ears . Though there is but one burrow for the ...
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... WISH - TON - WISH , but it is usually known by the name of Prairie Dog , though it is a rodent and not a carnivorous animal . The reason of its popular name FWKEYL lies in the short yelping sound which it is 22 HOMES WITHOUT HANDS .
... WISH - TON - WISH , but it is usually known by the name of Prairie Dog , though it is a rodent and not a carnivorous animal . The reason of its popular name FWKEYL lies in the short yelping sound which it is 22 HOMES WITHOUT HANDS .
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Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals ... John George Wood Visualização integral - 1866 |
Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals ... John George Wood Visualização integral - 1866 |
Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals ... John George Wood Visualização integral - 1866 |
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