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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... once the whole of the mould that has collected upon the fur . Some amount of dust still retains its hold , for , however clean the fur of a Mole may seem to be , if the creature be placed for an hour in water , a considerable quantity ...
... once the whole of the mould that has collected upon the fur . Some amount of dust still retains its hold , for , however clean the fur of a Mole may seem to be , if the creature be placed for an hour in water , a considerable quantity ...
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... Once lost , this is never restored . You may immerse the Mole in water as long as you like , but as the shrivelling is more from within than without , the moisture fails to penetrate the tissues , and to enable them to regain their ...
... Once lost , this is never restored . You may immerse the Mole in water as long as you like , but as the shrivelling is more from within than without , the moisture fails to penetrate the tissues , and to enable them to regain their ...
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... the rivers where it was once so plentiful ; the polecat and martens have retired into the deepest recesses of the few forests which are still left to us , but over which the demon of bricks and mortar already casts an THE BADGER . 21.
... the rivers where it was once so plentiful ; the polecat and martens have retired into the deepest recesses of the few forests which are still left to us , but over which the demon of bricks and mortar already casts an THE BADGER . 21.
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... once the Prairie Dogs settle themselves in a con- venient spot , their increase seems to have no bounds , and the little heaps of earth which stand near the mouth of their burrows extend as far as the eye can reach . The burrows are of ...
... once the Prairie Dogs settle themselves in a con- venient spot , their increase seems to have no bounds , and the little heaps of earth which stand near the mouth of their burrows extend as far as the eye can reach . The burrows are of ...
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... once they have established themselves , the Rabbits increase with almost incredible rapidity , nearly rivalling the rats and mice in fecundity , and converting the land into a very honey- comb of burrows . Indeed , were not the flesh of ...
... once they have established themselves , the Rabbits increase with almost incredible rapidity , nearly rivalling the rats and mice in fecundity , and converting the land into a very honey- comb of burrows . Indeed , were not the flesh of ...
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