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Page 181
... ( Dogs were also present on the Tuo- motus , but little is known about how they were used . ) Virtually all Polynesian dogs ended their lives as part of a human meal . The Polynesians sheltered some of their dogs inside their houses ...
... ( Dogs were also present on the Tuo- motus , but little is known about how they were used . ) Virtually all Polynesian dogs ended their lives as part of a human meal . The Polynesians sheltered some of their dogs inside their houses ...
Page 183
... dogs were useful in the hunt , from an optimal foraging perspective , the hunting of worms also shows how hard up the Maoris were for animal food— a subject to which we will ... dog lovers . Fifty DOGS , CATS , DINGOES AND OTHER PETS 183.
... dogs were useful in the hunt , from an optimal foraging perspective , the hunting of worms also shows how hard up the Maoris were for animal food— a subject to which we will ... dog lovers . Fifty DOGS , CATS , DINGOES AND OTHER PETS 183.
Page 184
... dog team . During the course of a single winter and spring a hunter - and his dogs - travel as much as twenty - four hundred miles . In this arduous life - style , each family has to have at least one dog team— and each dog team has to ...
... dog team . During the course of a single winter and spring a hunter - and his dogs - travel as much as twenty - four hundred miles . In this arduous life - style , each family has to have at least one dog team— and each dog team has to ...
Contents
ONE Good to Think or Good to Eat? | 13 |
TWO Meat Hunger | 19 |
THREE The Riddle of the Sacred Cow | 47 |
Copyright | |
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