Wanderings in South America, the North-West of the United States and the Antilles ... 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824 ...Macmillan and Company, 1879 - 520 páginas |
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... legs . The morning after I had had the adventure with the Labarri snake , a cayman slowly passed our vessel . All on board agreed that this tyrant of the fresh waters could not be less than thirty feet long . " I ought to state that the ...
... legs . The morning after I had had the adventure with the Labarri snake , a cayman slowly passed our vessel . All on board agreed that this tyrant of the fresh waters could not be less than thirty feet long . " I ought to state that the ...
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... legs under the body , thrusts the feet forward , sinks its head upon its shoulders , so as to conceal the long neck ... leg at rest . By moving cautiously round the bird , I succeeded in getting a back view , so as to show the perfect ...
... legs under the body , thrusts the feet forward , sinks its head upon its shoulders , so as to conceal the long neck ... leg at rest . By moving cautiously round the bird , I succeeded in getting a back view , so as to show the perfect ...
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... legs are too short ; they appear de formed by the manner in which they are joined to the body ; and when he is on the ground , they seem as if only calcu- lated to be of use in climbing trees . He has forty - six ribs , while the ...
... legs are too short ; they appear de formed by the manner in which they are joined to the body ; and when he is on the ground , they seem as if only calcu- lated to be of use in climbing trees . He has forty - six ribs , while the ...
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... legs , and raising it slowly again , he fell over on his side . His eye immediately became fixed , and though his extremities every now and then shot con- vulsively , he never showed the least desire to raise up his head . His heart ...
... legs , and raising it slowly again , he fell over on his side . His eye immediately became fixed , and though his extremities every now and then shot con- vulsively , he never showed the least desire to raise up his head . His heart ...
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... leg let go its hold , and dropped down motionless by its side ; the other gradually did the same . The fore - legs having now lost their strength , the sloth slowly doubled its body , and placed its head betwixt its hind - legs , which ...
... leg let go its hold , and dropped down motionless by its side ; the other gradually did the same . The fore - legs having now lost their strength , the sloth slowly doubled its body , and placed its head betwixt its hind - legs , which ...
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