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... adult females , one incomplete skeleton of a boy , and the incomplete and defective skeletons of two infants . With one exception these remains had been greatly disturbed by rats , which had burrowed their way through the bones and ...
... adult females , one incomplete skeleton of a boy , and the incomplete and defective skeletons of two infants . With one exception these remains had been greatly disturbed by rats , which had burrowed their way through the bones and ...
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... adult male has much larger horns and is a very fine and imposing animal . Several specimens of a near relative of our mountain sheep may be seen . These are the Barbary sheep from the Atlas Mountains of Africa . The male of this animal ...
... adult male has much larger horns and is a very fine and imposing animal . Several specimens of a near relative of our mountain sheep may be seen . These are the Barbary sheep from the Atlas Mountains of Africa . The male of this animal ...
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... adult it may reach a weight of 4 tons . It thrives well in captivity and breeds regularly , so that many of the zoological collections of the world have been supplied from the offspring of captive hippo- potami . The tapirs also belong ...
... adult it may reach a weight of 4 tons . It thrives well in captivity and breeds regularly , so that many of the zoological collections of the world have been supplied from the offspring of captive hippo- potami . The tapirs also belong ...
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... adults of this size the name of " old man . " In their native country they are usually found in flocks or droves of 50 or 60 animals , and , like sheep , invariably follow a leader when on the move . There they feed upon the tender ...
... adults of this size the name of " old man . " In their native country they are usually found in flocks or droves of 50 or 60 animals , and , like sheep , invariably follow a leader when on the move . There they feed upon the tender ...
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... adult herring gulls seem to prefer the com- pany of other individuals of their age . My captive gulls and those I ... adults resenting attacks upon the young by other adults . Many of the fights , however , seem to indicate simple ...
... adult herring gulls seem to prefer the com- pany of other individuals of their age . My captive gulls and those I ... adults resenting attacks upon the young by other adults . Many of the fights , however , seem to indicate simple ...
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Página 457 - ... months, and when killed at the expiration of that time, were found to have suffered no diminution in fatness or excellence. They carry with them a constant supply of water, in a bag at the root of the neck, which contains about two gallons; and on tasting that found in those we killed on board, it proved perfectly fresh and sweet.
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