The Natural History of Reptiles and Serpents: To which is Added, an Appendix, Containing an Account of Worms, of Corals, and of SpongesJ. Jones, 1824 - 178 pages |
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... appearing abroad only for a few hours in the middle of each day . It feeds on various kinds of herbs , fruit , worms ... appearance abroad , until re called into life by the warmth of the sun in spring . -About the beginning of June ...
... appearing abroad only for a few hours in the middle of each day . It feeds on various kinds of herbs , fruit , worms ... appearance abroad , until re called into life by the warmth of the sun in spring . -About the beginning of June ...
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... appeared abroad for a few hours only in the middle of the day ; in wet days it never came at all from its retreat . Although this Tortoise loved warm weather , yet he care . fully avoided the hot sun , since his thick shell , when once ...
... appeared abroad for a few hours only in the middle of the day ; in wet days it never came at all from its retreat . Although this Tortoise loved warm weather , yet he care . fully avoided the hot sun , since his thick shell , when once ...
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... appeared terrible to the fishermen , who were at first for flying ; but finding it im- potent , they gathered courage to drag it on shore , where it made a most horrible bellowing ; and was to be heard at half a mile's distance . They ...
... appeared terrible to the fishermen , who were at first for flying ; but finding it im- potent , they gathered courage to drag it on shore , where it made a most horrible bellowing ; and was to be heard at half a mile's distance . They ...
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... appearance is lively , and its form by no means inelegant . The limbs are well calculated for aiding the peculiar motions of the animal , and its webbed hind feet for assisting its progress in the water , to which it occasionally ...
... appearance is lively , and its form by no means inelegant . The limbs are well calculated for aiding the peculiar motions of the animal , and its webbed hind feet for assisting its progress in the water , to which it occasionally ...
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... appeared plump . A Tree - Frog that had not been in water during the night , was weighed , and then immersed ; after it had re- mained about half an hour in the bowl it came out , and was found to have absorbed nearly half its own ...
... appeared plump . A Tree - Frog that had not been in water during the night , was weighed , and then immersed ; after it had re- mained about half an hour in the bowl it came out , and was found to have absorbed nearly half its own ...
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