Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals, Classed According to Their Principle of ConstructionLongmans, Green and Company, 1866 - 632 páginas |
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... fact , that the high roads , of which there are seven or eight , radiating in different directions , never open into the gallery opposite one of the entrances into the upper gallery . The Mole , therefore , is obliged to turn to the ...
... fact , that the high roads , of which there are seven or eight , radiating in different directions , never open into the gallery opposite one of the entrances into the upper gallery . The Mole , therefore , is obliged to turn to the ...
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... fact , a battle between two Moles is as tremendous as one between two lions , if not more so , because the Mole is more courageous than the lion , and , relatively speaking , is far more powerful and armed with weapons more destructive ...
... fact , a battle between two Moles is as tremendous as one between two lions , if not more so , because the Mole is more courageous than the lion , and , relatively speaking , is far more powerful and armed with weapons more destructive ...
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... fact a " Happy Family " below the surface of the ground . The ruthless scalpel of the naturalist , however , effectually dissi- pated all such romantic notions , and proved that the snake was by no means a welcome guest , but an ...
... fact a " Happy Family " below the surface of the ground . The ruthless scalpel of the naturalist , however , effectually dissi- pated all such romantic notions , and proved that the snake was by no means a welcome guest , but an ...
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... fact that she has not only to support her own existence , but to impart nourishment to her offspring . It is true , that in order to enable them to find sufficient food , they are of wonderfully small dimensions when compared with the ...
... fact that she has not only to support her own existence , but to impart nourishment to her offspring . It is true , that in order to enable them to find sufficient food , they are of wonderfully small dimensions when compared with the ...
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... fact that the animal dug tunnels into the ground , and showed great address in discovering the burrows and unearthing the inmates . There , however , their knowledge seemed to end . The only value of an animal to a native Australian ...
... fact that the animal dug tunnels into the ground , and showed great address in discovering the burrows and unearthing the inmates . There , however , their knowledge seemed to end . The only value of an animal to a native Australian ...
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