Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People, Volume 4W. and R. Chambers, 1868 |
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... sometimes , when angry , beat violently on the ground . The sense of smell is very acute in the E. , as is also that of hearing . The ears are large and pendu- lous , the eyes are small . Elephants have no canine teeth , nor have they ...
... sometimes , when angry , beat violently on the ground . The sense of smell is very acute in the E. , as is also that of hearing . The ears are large and pendu- lous , the eyes are small . Elephants have no canine teeth , nor have they ...
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... sometimes swim with not only the body but the head under water , the only part elevated above it being the extremity of the trunk . The habits of the African E. appear in no import ant respect to differ from those of the Indian elephant ...
... sometimes swim with not only the body but the head under water , the only part elevated above it being the extremity of the trunk . The habits of the African E. appear in no import ant respect to differ from those of the Indian elephant ...
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... sometimes weighs 1200 pounds . The body is round , compact , and short ; the neck is short and thick , unlike that of deer in general , but thus adapted for sustaining the great weight of the head and horns . The head is very large ...
... sometimes weighs 1200 pounds . The body is round , compact , and short ; the neck is short and thick , unlike that of deer in general , but thus adapted for sustaining the great weight of the head and horns . The head is very large ...
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... sometimes seen even on the shores of the Arctic Ocean . They delight in marshy districts and in forests . When ... sometimes the mea- sure from the elbow to the tips of the fingers , sometimes that between the outstretched hands . The ...
... sometimes seen even on the shores of the Arctic Ocean . They delight in marshy districts and in forests . When ... sometimes the mea- sure from the elbow to the tips of the fingers , sometimes that between the outstretched hands . The ...
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... sometimes 100 feet in height , the trunk reaching 60 or 70 feet before it separates into branches , and the widely ... sometimes seen , especially in southern climates during thunder - storms , of a brush or star of light at the tops of ...
... sometimes 100 feet in height , the trunk reaching 60 or 70 feet before it separates into branches , and the widely ... sometimes seen , especially in southern climates during thunder - storms , of a brush or star of light at the tops of ...
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