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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... a suitable bank , and would not be discovered but by a practised eye . The subterraneous abode within the hillock is so remarkable that it involuntarily reminds the observer of the well - known maze 6 HOMES WITHOUT HANDS .
... a suitable bank , and would not be discovered but by a practised eye . The subterraneous abode within the hillock is so remarkable that it involuntarily reminds the observer of the well - known maze 6 HOMES WITHOUT HANDS .
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... observer of the well - known maze , with which the earliest years of youth have been puzzled throughout many successive generations . The central apartment , or keep , if we so term it , is a nearly spherical chamber , the roof of which ...
... observer of the well - known maze , with which the earliest years of youth have been puzzled throughout many successive generations . The central apartment , or keep , if we so term it , is a nearly spherical chamber , the roof of which ...
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... observer cannot but be struck with the wonderful manner in which they emerge from the earth with unsoiled fur . This capability is the more remarkable in the animal now under consideration , because it is continually engaged in making ...
... observer cannot but be struck with the wonderful manner in which they emerge from the earth with unsoiled fur . This capability is the more remarkable in the animal now under consideration , because it is continually engaged in making ...
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... observer of the same member in the mole . These pretty little creatures reside within their burrows during the day , and are therefore seldom seen in a living state , except by those who are in the habit of traversing the country by ...
... observer of the same member in the mole . These pretty little creatures reside within their burrows during the day , and are therefore seldom seen in a living state , except by those who are in the habit of traversing the country by ...
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... observer of Alemæon in the treasury of Croesus . Un- classical observers may be reminded of a man suffering from a severe attack of mumps . The provisions are stored in the lateral galleries , and 32 HOMES WITHOUT HANDS .
... observer of Alemæon in the treasury of Croesus . Un- classical observers may be reminded of a man suffering from a severe attack of mumps . The provisions are stored in the lateral galleries , and 32 HOMES WITHOUT HANDS .
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