Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon: With Narratives and Anecdotes, Illustrative of the Habits and Instincts of the Mammalia, Birds, Reptiles, Fishes, Insects, &c., Including a Monograph of the Elephant and a Description of the Modes of Capturing and Training It, with Engravings from Original DrawingsLongman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 500 páginas |
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... Position of the elephant in sleep . 105 102 CHAP . II . THE ELEPHANT . An elephant killed on its feet 107 Mode of lying down ib . Its gait a shuffle 108 Its Structure . Vast numbers in Ceylon Power of climbing mountains 109 Facilitated ...
... Position of the elephant in sleep . 105 102 CHAP . II . THE ELEPHANT . An elephant killed on its feet 107 Mode of lying down ib . Its gait a shuffle 108 Its Structure . Vast numbers in Ceylon Power of climbing mountains 109 Facilitated ...
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... position and duties would have afforded them influence and extended opportunities for successful investigation , have never seen the importance of encouraging such studies . The first effective impulse to the cultivation of natural ...
... position and duties would have afforded them influence and extended opportunities for successful investigation , have never seen the importance of encouraging such studies . The first effective impulse to the cultivation of natural ...
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... position repre- sented on the last page ; its perch firmly grasped with both hands , its back curved into a ball of soft fur , and its head hidden deep between its legs . The singularly- large and intense eyes of the loris have ...
... position repre- sented on the last page ; its perch firmly grasped with both hands , its back curved into a ball of soft fur , and its head hidden deep between its legs . The singularly- large and intense eyes of the loris have ...
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... position is exclusively pensile ; it moves laterally from branch to branch with great ease , by using each foot alternately , and climbs , when necessary , by means of its claws . When at rest , or asleep , the disposition of the limbs ...
... position is exclusively pensile ; it moves laterally from branch to branch with great ease , by using each foot alternately , and climbs , when necessary , by means of its claws . When at rest , or asleep , the disposition of the limbs ...
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... position , when it is discovered to be furnished with a mouth , antennæ , and four eyes , two on each side . The organisation of such an insect is a marvellous adaptation of physical form to special circumstances . As the nycteribia has ...
... position , when it is discovered to be furnished with a mouth , antennæ , and four eyes , two on each side . The organisation of such an insect is a marvellous adaptation of physical form to special circumstances . As the nycteribia has ...
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Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon: With Narratives and Anecdotes ... Sir James Emerson Tennent Visualização integral - 1861 |
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon: With Narratives and Anecdotes ... Sir James Emerson Tennent Visualização integral - 1868 |
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