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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... the surface of the earth , lest the roof of its home might fall , and disclose the interior to the unwelcome light . The odour which has already been mentioned as belonging to all the members of this family , is in the THE MUSK RAT . 15.
... the surface of the earth , lest the roof of its home might fall , and disclose the interior to the unwelcome light . The odour which has already been mentioned as belonging to all the members of this family , is in the THE MUSK RAT . 15.
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... , the nursery for the young , a second cavity being used for that purpose . The nursery is rot of great dimensions , and communicates by a passage with the C chamber already mentioned . The reader will see , therefore THE FOX . 17.
... , the nursery for the young , a second cavity being used for that purpose . The nursery is rot of great dimensions , and communicates by a passage with the C chamber already mentioned . The reader will see , therefore THE FOX . 17.
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... mentioned , the Prairie Dog is able to survey a wide extent of horizon , and as soon as it sees an intruder , it gives a sharp yelp of alarm , and dives into its burrow , its little feet knocking together with a ludicrous flourish as it ...
... mentioned , the Prairie Dog is able to survey a wide extent of horizon , and as soon as it sees an intruder , it gives a sharp yelp of alarm , and dives into its burrow , its little feet knocking together with a ludicrous flourish as it ...
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... mentioned . The popular names of Chipping Squirrel and Chipmuck are given to this little animal on account of its cry , which sounds like the chirping of young chickens . It is a quick , lively little creature , ever on the move , and ...
... mentioned . The popular names of Chipping Squirrel and Chipmuck are given to this little animal on account of its cry , which sounds like the chirping of young chickens . It is a quick , lively little creature , ever on the move , and ...
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... mentioned , and is an alternation between the water and the burrow . While swimming , the animal hardly looks like a ... mention the curious circumstance that in three orders of animals , widely separated from each other in structure ...
... mentioned , and is an alternation between the water and the burrow . While swimming , the animal hardly looks like a ... mention the curious circumstance that in three orders of animals , widely separated from each other in structure ...
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