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... out of the way that might render the surface uneasy to him ; he then spread out the sail , and lying upon his back , drew it over his body . If any one pre- occupied his bed , and there was not sufficient room 6 THE MONKEY .
... out of the way that might render the surface uneasy to him ; he then spread out the sail , and lying upon his back , drew it over his body . If any one pre- occupied his bed , and there was not sufficient room 6 THE MONKEY .
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... body ; but he was also a first - rate equestrian . Whenever the pigs were let out , to take a run on deck , he took his station behind a cask , whence he leaped on the backs of one of his steeds as it passed . Of course the speed was ...
... body ; but he was also a first - rate equestrian . Whenever the pigs were let out , to take a run on deck , he took his station behind a cask , whence he leaped on the backs of one of his steeds as it passed . Of course the speed was ...
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... body yellowish orange , and on the ridge of the back is a broad band of dark reddish brown ; altogether in colour and appearance it is varied and elegant . In length it is about eighteen inches , the tail about two feet . " The Diana ...
... body yellowish orange , and on the ridge of the back is a broad band of dark reddish brown ; altogether in colour and appearance it is varied and elegant . In length it is about eighteen inches , the tail about two feet . " The Diana ...
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... body , and has two very singular white spots near the base . The up- per part of the face is purple , the lips and chin , where there is no hair , are flesh - coloured . On the sides of the face are large bushy whiskers of a pale straw ...
... body , and has two very singular white spots near the base . The up- per part of the face is purple , the lips and chin , where there is no hair , are flesh - coloured . On the sides of the face are large bushy whiskers of a pale straw ...
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... body , it greatly resembled the cat , particularly as it hissed . The Araquata ( S. Ursina ) , another monkey dis- covered by Humboldt , congregates in such vast numbers , that he states having , on the banks of the Apure , counted ...
... body , it greatly resembled the cat , particularly as it hissed . The Araquata ( S. Ursina ) , another monkey dis- covered by Humboldt , congregates in such vast numbers , that he states having , on the banks of the Apure , counted ...
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Africa American lion amusing animal appearance approach Barbastelle battle of Vittoria beast beautiful beaver blubber boat body branches burrow cage camel Captain Fitzroy claws cling colour covered creature deer Diana monkey ears elephant England escape eyes favourite feeding feet female flesh fond forests frequently fruit giraffe Greenland guanaco habits hair hand head herd horse hunter inches Indians inhabitants keeper killed kind Laplander legs length lion living llama Malta menagerie milk monkey mouth natives neck never night noise opossum orang-otan Patagonia paws peculiar prey proboscis quadruped Regent's Park rein-deer resemble river round says seemed seen seized ship side singular skin sleep sloth sometimes soon species specimen spermaceti Spitzbergen suck tail teeth tiger tongue travelling trees tribe trunk vampire walk whale wild wings winter wool young Zoological
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302 페이지 - Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait, Tempest the ocean : there leviathan, Hugest of living creatures, on the deep Stretched like a promontory, sleeps or swims, And seems a moving land ; and at his gills Draws in, and at his trunk spouts out, a sea.
235 페이지 - Their rein-deer form their riches. These, their tents, Their robes, their beds, and all their homely wealth Supply, their wholesome fare, and cheerful cups Obsequious at their call, the docile tribe Yield to the sled their necks, and whirl them swift O'er hill and dale, heap'd into one expanse Of marbled snow, as far as eye can sweep, With a blue crust of ice unbounded glaz'd.
274 페이지 - ... again. What is the cause of this difference in their shyness? Do they mistake a man in the distance for their chief enemy the puma? Or does curiosity overcome their timidity? That they are curious is certain; for if a person lies on the ground, and plays strange antics, such as throwing up his feet in the air, they will almost always approach by degrees to reconnoitre him.
93 페이지 - At one moment, the dogs perceiving his eye thus engaged, had advanced close to his feet, and seemed as if they would actually seize hold of him ; but they paid dearly for their imprudence, for without discomposing the majestic and steady attitude in which he stood fixed, he merely moved his paw, and at the next instant, I beheld two lying dead. In doing this, he made so little exertion, that it was scarcely perceptible by what means they had been killed.
160 페이지 - This pause was sometimes followed by changing the position of the material "judged," and sometimes it was left in its place. After he had piled up his materials in one part of the room (for he generally chose the same place), he proceeded to wall up the space between the feet of a chest of drawers which stood at a little distance from it, high enough on its legs to make the bottom...
215 페이지 - Their huge foot-prints were everywhere visible; and in the swampy spots on the banks of the river it was evident that some of them had been luxuriously enjoying themselves by rolling their unwieldy bulks in the ooze and mud. But it was in the groves and jungles that they had left the most striking proofs of their recent presence and peculiar habits. In many places paths had been trodden through the midst of dense thorny forests, otherwise impenetrable.
69 페이지 - The various terrors of that horrid shore; Those blazing suns that dart a downward ray, And fiercely shed intolerable day; Those matted woods where birds forget to sing. But silent bats in drowsy clusters cling...
115 페이지 - The elephants, however, are often dreadfully torn ; and a large old tiger sometimes clings too fast to be thus dealt with. In this case it often happens that the elephant himself falls, from pain, or from the hope of rolling on his enemy ; and the people on his back are in very considerable danger both from friends and foes, for Mr.
159 페이지 - The long and large materials were always taken first, and two of the longest were generally laid crosswise, with one of the ends of each touching the wall, and the other ends projecting out into the room.
70 페이지 - I went to the river Paumaron with a Scotch gentleman, by name Tarbet. We hung our hammocks in the thatched loft of a planter's house. Next morning I heard this gentleman muttering in his hammock, and now and then letting fall an imprecation or two, just about the time he ought to have been saying his morning prayers. ' What is the matter, Sir,' said I, softly, ' is anything amiss ?'