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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... scarcely be called a home . No domestic associations hang around the habitation of the earth - dweller . The cave in which he dwells , or rather , in which he sleeps and shelters himself from inclement weather , possesses none of the ...
... scarcely be called a home . No domestic associations hang around the habitation of the earth - dweller . The cave in which he dwells , or rather , in which he sleeps and shelters himself from inclement weather , possesses none of the ...
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... partly globular form . The SHREW MOLE of North America ( Scalops aquaticus ) , is one of the best burrowers among this family , scarcely yielding to the mole itself in the extent of the tunnels which it 14 HOMES WITHOUT HANDS .
... partly globular form . The SHREW MOLE of North America ( Scalops aquaticus ) , is one of the best burrowers among this family , scarcely yielding to the mole itself in the extent of the tunnels which it 14 HOMES WITHOUT HANDS .
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... scarcely a Fox can show his sharp nose without being tempted by baits or followed by rifle- men ; and so many have fallen victims , that the survivors have learned wisdom . All persecuted animals learn wisdom . Try to catch an old rat ...
... scarcely a Fox can show his sharp nose without being tempted by baits or followed by rifle- men ; and so many have fallen victims , that the survivors have learned wisdom . All persecuted animals learn wisdom . Try to catch an old rat ...
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... scarcely any one would take the sprawling grey - coated , broad - muzzled creatures , with their little short pointed tails and stumpy ears , for the young of the Fox , with its ruddy fur , its active limbs , its narrow muzzle , its ...
... scarcely any one would take the sprawling grey - coated , broad - muzzled creatures , with their little short pointed tails and stumpy ears , for the young of the Fox , with its ruddy fur , its active limbs , its narrow muzzle , its ...
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... scarcely have their feet vanished from sight , than their heads are seen cautiously protruded from the burrow , and their inquisitive brown eyes sparkle as they examine the cause of the disturbance . A good marksman will take advantage ...
... scarcely have their feet vanished from sight , than their heads are seen cautiously protruded from the burrow , and their inquisitive brown eyes sparkle as they examine the cause of the disturbance . A good marksman will take advantage ...
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