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The proboscis or trunk of the elephant commands the admiration of all who
witness its admirable powers. Mr. Rose tell us, " that even the rude CafFre, when
he kills an elephant, approaches the trunk with a superstitious awe, and cutting it
off, ...
The proboscis or trunk of the elephant commands the admiration of all who
witness its admirable powers. Mr. Rose tell us, " that even the rude CafFre, when
he kills an elephant, approaches the trunk with a superstitious awe, and cutting it
off, ...
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If he meets with long herbage he twists his trunk spirally round the roots, and
crops them off. If the object is difficult to reach, he curls his trunk, and in this way,
elevating himself upon his hinder legs, he pulls down the tall branches of trees.
If he meets with long herbage he twists his trunk spirally round the roots, and
crops them off. If the object is difficult to reach, he curls his trunk, and in this way,
elevating himself upon his hinder legs, he pulls down the tall branches of trees.
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The creature, under such circumstances, rarely touches the ground with its trunk;
but projecting it forward as far as possible, lets the finger, which is curled inward
to protect the nostrils, skim along the surface, to the inequalities of which this ...
The creature, under such circumstances, rarely touches the ground with its trunk;
but projecting it forward as far as possible, lets the finger, which is curled inward
to protect the nostrils, skim along the surface, to the inequalities of which this ...
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of his body, and his trunk alone is insufficient to defend him from myriads of his
petty enemies. In his native forests he snaps branches from the trees, and with
his trunk brushes off his tormentors, and fans the air to prevent their settling on
him.
of his body, and his trunk alone is insufficient to defend him from myriads of his
petty enemies. In his native forests he snaps branches from the trees, and with
his trunk brushes off his tormentors, and fans the air to prevent their settling on
him.
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The flexibility of their trunk renders them capable of performing even more
dexterous things than this. The one at Chiswick, belonging to the Duke of
Devonshire, would uncork a bottle of water and empty the contents into her
mouth, without ...
The flexibility of their trunk renders them capable of performing even more
dexterous things than this. The one at Chiswick, belonging to the Duke of
Devonshire, would uncork a bottle of water and empty the contents into her
mouth, without ...
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325 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 ?'