Natural History in Zoological Gardens: Being Some Account of Vertebrated AnimalsA. Constable & Company, Limited, 1905 - 310 pagini |
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Pagina 28
... developed male the face is broadened by a callous expansion at the sides , which is eminently characteristic , and gives to the ape a remarkable look distinctive of it . The orang is more peaceable than its relatives in Africa , and is ...
... developed male the face is broadened by a callous expansion at the sides , which is eminently characteristic , and gives to the ape a remarkable look distinctive of it . The orang is more peaceable than its relatives in Africa , and is ...
Pagina 35
... developed in one half of the globe and not in the other in creatures which lead for all practical purposes identical lives , and are plainly most . closely allied , is a mystery apparently insoluble . Evolution seems so to speak to have ...
... developed in one half of the globe and not in the other in creatures which lead for all practical purposes identical lives , and are plainly most . closely allied , is a mystery apparently insoluble . Evolution seems so to speak to have ...
Pagina 42
... developed thumb . The beard and face 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 ...
... developed thumb . The beard and face 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 ...
Pagina 52
... of the feet and hands . It is in this section only that horns are developed , while the hoofs are more perfect as hoofs . The fingers and toes are always reduced from the 66 TOOTH CHARACTERS original five , and only one is 52.
... of the feet and hands . It is in this section only that horns are developed , while the hoofs are more perfect as hoofs . The fingers and toes are always reduced from the 66 TOOTH CHARACTERS original five , and only one is 52.
Pagina 64
... not altogether 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.
... not altogether 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 hyænas 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.