Animal Biography, Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners, and Economy, of the Animal Creation: Arranged According to the System of LinnaeusR. Phillips, 1805 |
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... rivers , where they float on the surface , holding their heads above water , appa- rently for the purpose of ... river water . The instant they perceive even the shadow of any object , from which they suspect danger , they dive to ...
... rivers , where they float on the surface , holding their heads above water , appa- rently for the purpose of ... river water . The instant they perceive even the shadow of any object , from which they suspect danger , they dive to ...
Page 26
... rivers , and swamps ; and as the winter approaches , they burrow under the moss , at a considerable distance from the water , where they remain in a frozen state till spring . Mr. Hearne says , he has frequently seen them dug up with ...
... rivers , and swamps ; and as the winter approaches , they burrow under the moss , at a considerable distance from the water , where they remain in a frozen state till spring . Mr. Hearne says , he has frequently seen them dug up with ...
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... rivers of Surinam in a canoe , one of the officers who was with him observed , in the top of a mangrove tree , a battle between a Snake and a Tree Frog . When the captain first perceived them , the head and shoulders of the frog were in ...
... rivers of Surinam in a canoe , one of the officers who was with him observed , in the top of a mangrove tree , a battle between a Snake and a Tree Frog . When the captain first perceived them , the head and shoulders of the frog were in ...
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... rivers in various parts both of Asia and Africa , where it attains the amaz- ing length of twenty - five feet and upwards . The armour , with which the upper part of the body is coated , may be accounted among the most elabo- rate ...
... rivers in various parts both of Asia and Africa , where it attains the amaz- ing length of twenty - five feet and upwards . The armour , with which the upper part of the body is coated , may be accounted among the most elabo- rate ...
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... some celerity , and often takes it a second time .. He seldom moves far from rivers , except in covert and marshy places ; so that , in many parts of the East , it is very dangerous to walk carelessly on 48 THE CROCODILE .
... some celerity , and often takes it a second time .. He seldom moves far from rivers , except in covert and marshy places ; so that , in many parts of the East , it is very dangerous to walk carelessly on 48 THE CROCODILE .
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abdomen afterwards animal animalcules antennæ appear become bees Beetle belly body bottom Brit caterpillars cells chrysalis claws colour common covered creature deposit devour distance dorsal fin earth eggs elytra extremely eyes feed feelers feet female fins fish flies four frequently Frog furnished ground grubs half hatched head holes inch in length inhabitants insects jaws kind labour larva larvæ leaves legs Linn Linnæan Linnæus live male manner Mole Crickets months motion mouth nearly nest observed Oppian oviparous pectoral fins Phil plants prey proboscis produced propolis quadrupeds resemblance rivers says seems seen seize shell side skin snails snake sometimes soon spawn species spiders substance surface Surinam swallow tail teeth thick thorax threads tion torpid Tran trees tribe tube vessels viviparous Wasps weather whole wings winter worms young Zool