Natural History of Quadrupeds, Volume 2John Harris, 1834 - Mammals |
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Page 47
... Europe his colour is a mixed black , brown , and gray ; in Africa ash - coloured and yellowish red ; in America , entirely black in summer and white in winter , or of a reddish hue . In all the species the colour of the eye- balls is a ...
... Europe his colour is a mixed black , brown , and gray ; in Africa ash - coloured and yellowish red ; in America , entirely black in summer and white in winter , or of a reddish hue . In all the species the colour of the eye- balls is a ...
Page 49
... Europe , or in the burning regions of Africa . In the northern countries of civilized Eu- rope wolves are very ferocious , visiting parti- cular districts sometimes in prodigious flocks , and committing the most terrible depreda- tions ...
... Europe , or in the burning regions of Africa . In the northern countries of civilized Eu- rope wolves are very ferocious , visiting parti- cular districts sometimes in prodigious flocks , and committing the most terrible depreda- tions ...
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... Europe in which the wolf has been exterminated ; though under the Saxon mo- narchs he was very common in them . In the reign of Athelstan wolves abounded in York- shire to such a degree that , at Flixton , near Scarborough , a place of ...
... Europe in which the wolf has been exterminated ; though under the Saxon mo- narchs he was very common in them . In the reign of Athelstan wolves abounded in York- shire to such a degree that , at Flixton , near Scarborough , a place of ...
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... European his ex- pression has less of that character which we call sneaking , but he is equally voracious . Of the habits of the wolves of America , where there are several varieties , we have been furnished with interesting particulars ...
... European his ex- pression has less of that character which we call sneaking , but he is equally voracious . Of the habits of the wolves of America , where there are several varieties , we have been furnished with interesting particulars ...
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... Europe , that they are become very common in our me- nageries . When taken young , they are capa- ble of being rendered very gentle and tract- able . Many of our readers may have seen the keepers and strangers also take all sorts of ...
... Europe , that they are become very common in our me- nageries . When taken young , they are capa- ble of being rendered very gentle and tract- able . Many of our readers may have seen the keepers and strangers also take all sorts of ...
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Page 152 - He was trying to shoot some wild ducks, and, in order to approach them unperceived, he put the corner of his poncho (which is a sort of long narrow blanket) over his head, and crawling along the ground upon his hands and knees, the poncho not only covered his body, but trailed along the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds, he heard a loud, sudden noise, between a bark and a roar: he felt something heavy strike his feet, and, instantly jumping up, he saw, to his astonishment,...
Page 32 - On a beaten track, or even where a single foot or sledge mark is occasionally discernible, there is not the slightest trouble in guiding the dogs : for even in the darkest night, and in the heaviest snow-drift, there is little or no danger of their losing the road, the leader keeping his nose near the ground, and directing the rest with wonderful sagacity.
Page 96 - Bastaards, in place of now pouring in their volley upon him, instantly turned, and fled helter-skelter, leaving him to do his pleasure upon the defenceless Scots,— who, with empty guns, were tumbling over each other in their hurry to escape the clutch of the rampant savage. In a twinkling he was upon them — and with one stroke of his paw dashed the nearest to the ground. " The scene was terrific ! There stood the lion with his foot upon...
Page 74 - ... ravenous, that a good large village, where I sometimes procured a draught of sour milk on my duck-shooting excursions, had been attacked the night before my last visit, the town absolutely carried by storm, notwithstanding defences nearly six feet high of branches of the prickly tulloh, and two donkies, whose flesh these animals are particularly fond of, carried off, in spite of the efforts of the people. We constantly...
Page 75 - Many a time in the night, when the king had kept me late in the palace, and it was not my duty to...