Natural history sketches among the carnivora: wild and domesticated1885 |
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... means of exterminating the carnivora as well as reptiles , and has urged the Government of India to take up the work systemati- cally , in the firm conviction that the agricultural interests of the country imperatively demand relief ...
... means of exterminating the carnivora as well as reptiles , and has urged the Government of India to take up the work systemati- cally , in the firm conviction that the agricultural interests of the country imperatively demand relief ...
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... means of averting the impending spring , and threw myself on the ground , in the hope of avoiding the charge . The shot had told with terrible effect ; the puma reeled , fell , and struggled violently in the attempt to keep its legs ...
... means of averting the impending spring , and threw myself on the ground , in the hope of avoiding the charge . The shot had told with terrible effect ; the puma reeled , fell , and struggled violently in the attempt to keep its legs ...
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... means of trained cheetahs , hooded , and carried on a cart with a platform , from which they are released on approaching game , has been often described . All The Cheetah and Hyæna . 27 writers are agreed on 26 The Carnivora .
... means of trained cheetahs , hooded , and carried on a cart with a platform , from which they are released on approaching game , has been often described . All The Cheetah and Hyæna . 27 writers are agreed on 26 The Carnivora .
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... means of regulating the supply . Some writers affirm the lion to be entirely nocturnal when hunting . Be this as it may , both he and the tiger constantly seek for their prey at night ; but neither of them is endowed with the form of ...
... means of regulating the supply . Some writers affirm the lion to be entirely nocturnal when hunting . Be this as it may , both he and the tiger constantly seek for their prey at night ; but neither of them is endowed with the form of ...
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... means render totally inexcusable the selfishness which inflicts so much suffering , shut up their houses and go to the seaside or into the country , leaving the cat at home literally to starve . About the middle of June or July , any ...
... means render totally inexcusable the selfishness which inflicts so much suffering , shut up their houses and go to the seaside or into the country , leaving the cat at home literally to starve . About the middle of June or July , any ...
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