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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... shell ; whilst those of others have a soft tough skin or covering , somewhat resembling parchment : the eggs of several are perfectly gelatinous . As soon as the parent - animals have deposited their eggs in a proper place , they take ...
... shell ; whilst those of others have a soft tough skin or covering , somewhat resembling parchment : the eggs of several are perfectly gelatinous . As soon as the parent - animals have deposited their eggs in a proper place , they take ...
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... shells is a hole ; the one for the head , neck , and fore - feet to pass through , and the other , at the opposite end , for the hind - feet and tail . From these shells the animal is never disengaged , and they defend it sufficiently ...
... shells is a hole ; the one for the head , neck , and fore - feet to pass through , and the other , at the opposite end , for the hind - feet and tail . From these shells the animal is never disengaged , and they defend it sufficiently ...
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... shell is seldom more than eight or nine inches , nor does its weight often exceed three pounds . The shell , which , as in most of the other species , is composed of thirteen middle pieces , and about twenty - five marginal ones , is of ...
... shell is seldom more than eight or nine inches , nor does its weight often exceed three pounds . The shell , which , as in most of the other species , is composed of thirteen middle pieces , and about twenty - five marginal ones , is of ...
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... shell pressing on this unfavourable position of the legs . In walking , the claws of the fore - feet are rubbed separately , and one after another against the ground ; when one of the feet is placed on the ground , the inner claw first ...
... shell pressing on this unfavourable position of the legs . In walking , the claws of the fore - feet are rubbed separately , and one after another against the ground ; when one of the feet is placed on the ground , the inner claw first ...
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... shell would have secured it from injury , even if run over by the wheel of a loaded cart , yet it discovered as much solicitude about rain as a lady dressed in her most elegant attire , shuf- fling away on the first sprinklings , and ...
... shell would have secured it from injury , even if run over by the wheel of a loaded cart , yet it discovered as much solicitude about rain as a lady dressed in her most elegant attire , shuf- fling away on the first sprinklings , and ...
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