Natural History of Quadrupeds, Volume 2John Harris, 1834 - Mammals |
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... give timely warning to the rest of the approach of danger . It has fre- quently been my lot , when riding through these secluded valleys , to come suddenly , when turning the corner of a rock , upon a troop of forty or fifty baboons ...
... give timely warning to the rest of the approach of danger . It has fre- quently been my lot , when riding through these secluded valleys , to come suddenly , when turning the corner of a rock , upon a troop of forty or fifty baboons ...
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... gives a loud yell , which he prolongs for about a minute ; and the whole troop retreat with the utmost precipitation , the young jumping upon and clinging to the backs of their parents . When they discover any single person resting and ...
... gives a loud yell , which he prolongs for about a minute ; and the whole troop retreat with the utmost precipitation , the young jumping upon and clinging to the backs of their parents . When they discover any single person resting and ...
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... give it back , and then employ such ludicrous gestures , that , though the poor fellow loses his dinner , he can seldom refrain from laughing . We are also told , that in the Cape territory they are often taken young and brought up with ...
... give it back , and then employ such ludicrous gestures , that , though the poor fellow loses his dinner , he can seldom refrain from laughing . We are also told , that in the Cape territory they are often taken young and brought up with ...
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... give it a spring , on which much of its use depends . The men acquire from their youth considerable expertness in the use of this whip , the lash of which is left to trail along the ground by the side of the sledge , and with which they ...
... give it a spring , on which much of its use depends . The men acquire from their youth considerable expertness in the use of this whip , the lash of which is left to trail along the ground by the side of the sledge , and with which they ...
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... give professional attendance at Hea- ton , near Manchester , and set out late on a frosty , star - light night , on foot and unattend- ed , to return home . On passing a warehouse , opposite to the New Cross in Manchester , a large buff ...
... give professional attendance at Hea- ton , near Manchester , and set out late on a frosty , star - light night , on foot and unattend- ed , to return home . On passing a warehouse , opposite to the New Cross in Manchester , a large buff ...
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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...