Natural History in Zoological Gardens: Being Some Account of Vertebrated AnimalsA. Constable & Company, Limited, 1905 - 310 pagini |
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Pagina 10
... produce variously smelling secretions , of which musk , civet , and castoreum , are examples . The odoriferousness of the houses in which the mammalia are confined is an un- mistakable proof of this ; and the fact that birds are at ...
... produce variously smelling secretions , of which musk , civet , and castoreum , are examples . The odoriferousness of the houses in which the mammalia are confined is an un- mistakable proof of this ; and the fact that birds are at ...
Pagina 22
... produce a new race of descendants , others more comparable to sterile side branches . Uniform though the internal as well as external anatomy of the monkey tribe is , it is yet possible to sort them out into three divisions , which can ...
... produce a new race of descendants , others more comparable to sterile side branches . Uniform though the internal as well as external anatomy of the monkey tribe is , it is yet possible to sort them out into three divisions , which can ...
Pagina 42
... produce a repulsive look , and for some reason or other , when a beast is ill - looking , which is not infrequent , naturalists often dwell in an almost malignant way upon its ugli- ness . The howler justifies the uncomeliness of its ...
... produce a repulsive look , and for some reason or other , when a beast is ill - looking , which is not infrequent , naturalists often dwell in an almost malignant way upon its ugli- ness . The howler justifies the uncomeliness of its ...
Pagina 63
... produce , arid and thick skinned , to preserve what little moisture is necessary to their existence . That the donkey pre- fers them now is surely a sign of former life in stony places . So , too , its dislike of water , and its habit ...
... produce , arid and thick skinned , to preserve what little moisture is necessary to their existence . That the donkey pre- fers them now is surely a sign of former life in stony places . So , too , its dislike of water , and its habit ...
Pagina 64
... produced during the lifetime of their possessor , in re- sponse to frequent kneeling , like the horny hand of the blacksmith ; but the young , before they have AELIAN'S WART HOG had time to develop them properly , 64.
... produced during the lifetime of their possessor , in re- sponse to frequent kneeling , like the horny hand of the blacksmith ; but the young , before they have AELIAN'S WART HOG had time to develop them properly , 64.
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Africa allies American amphibians anaconda animal ant-eater apes appears aquatic armadillo Australia axolotl baboon bear beast birds body bones bony burrowing carnivorous Catarrhines Ceratodus chamæleon characters chimpanzee claws colour common crane creatures crocodiles cuckoo deer eggs elephant external extinct fact feathers feet fish frogs gecko genus gills gorilla green gull habit hair hind hippopotamus hoatzin hornbills horns hues hyæna iguana inhabitants kangaroos kind known lama legend lemurs leopard limbs living lizards lungs mammalia mammals marsupials matter monkeys nature neck nest Old World organ Orycteropus penguin Platyrrhine porcupine possess pouch reptiles rhinoceros rodent seems seen skin skull sloth slow-worm snakes snowy owl South America species specimens spots storks structure tadpoles tail tapir teeth thylacine tiger toad toes tortoises tree tribe types Ungulata Ungulates vertebrates viper voice wild young zebra Zoological Gardens Zoological Society
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Pagina 86 - The trees of the Lord are full of sap ; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
Pagina 269 - Ascension, has brought in several turtles of above 300 pounds weight, which have been sold at a very high price. It may be noted, that which is common in the West Indies is a luxury here." And, once more, in the same publication, for 1754, we read, " Saturday, July 13, the Right Hon. the Lord Anson, made a present to the gentlemen of White's chocolate house, of a turtle, which weighed 300 pounds weight, and which laid five eggs since in their possession.
Pagina 210 - It covers up the eggs, and leaves them to be hatched by the heat of the sun...
Pagina 269 - Friday, Aug. 31 , a turtle, weighing 350 pounds, was eat at the King's Arms Tavern, Pall- Mall ; the mouth of an oven was taken down to admit the part to be baked.
Pagina 42 - ... it is a noise so unearthly that, heard unexpectedly for the first time, it would fill the mind with the most melancholy and fearful foreboding.
Pagina 25 - I hippopotamus, and all London society rushed to "leave its cards" on the "little stranger;" so that there was hardly an exaggeration in the words of a poem, by Theodore Hook, in Blackwood: — " The folks in town are nearly wild To go and see the monkey-child, In Gardens of Zoology, Whose proper name is Chimpanzee. To keep this baby free from hurt, He's dressed in a cap and a Guernsey shirt; They 've got him a nurse, and he sits on her knee, And she calls him her Tommy Chimpanzee.
Pagina 105 - Topsell m informs us that the ichneumon burrows in the sand, and " when the aspe espyeth her threatening rage, presently turning about her taile, provoketh the ichneumon to combate, and with an open mouth and lofty head doth enter the list, to her owne perdition. For the ichneumon being nothing afraid of this great bravado, receiveth the encounter, and taking the head of the aspe in his mouth biteth that off to prevent the casting out of her poison.
Pagina 269 - France, they are in the highest estimation. In Jamaica they are even preserved in parks ; and their flesh is sold in the shops at a less price than that of beef and mutton. From this last island in particular is our turtle-eating metropolis supplied with immense quantities of this luxurious food. It would be quite superfluous to descant on the enthusiastic veneration in which turtle- soup is held by our wealthy and discerning fellow citizens.