 | 1830 - 492 pages
...act of swimming, and whilst remaining stationary at the bottom. I was much amused by the various arts to escape detection, used by one individual, which...two, like a cat after a mouse ; sometimes changing its colour. It thus proceeded, till, having gained a deeper part, it darted away, leaving a dusky train... | |
 | George Johnston - 1850 - 634 pages
...act of swimming, and whilst remaining stationary at the bottom. I was much amused by the various arts to escape detection used by one individual, which...two, like a cat after a mouse ; sometimes changing its colour : it thus proceeded, till having gained a deeper part, it darted away, leaving a dusky train... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1855 - 472 pages
...act of swimming and whilst remaining stationary at the bottom. I was much amused by the various arts to escape detection used by one individual which seemed...or two like a cat after a mouse, sometimes changing its colour : it thus proceeded, till having gained a deeper part it darted away, leaving a dusky train... | |
 | Thomas Rymer Jones - 1865 - 624 pages
...and a chestnut-brown are continually passing over the body. " I was much amused by the various arts to escape detection used by one individual, which...time motionless, it would then stealthily advance for an inch or two, like a cat after a mouse, sometimes changing its colour ; it thus proceeded till... | |
 | George Washington Tryon, Henry Augustus Pilsbry - 1879 - 568 pages
...act of swimming and whilst remaining stationary at the bottom. I was much amused by the various arts to escape detection used by one individual, which...two. like a cat after a mouse, sometimes changing its color; it thus proceeded, till, having gained a deeper part, it darted away, leaving a dusky train... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1879 - 254 pages
...water, this dark tint changed into one of a yellowish green. I was much amused by the various arts to escape detection used by one individual, which...advance an inch or two, like a cat after a mouse, FALKLAND ISLANDS. sometimes changing its color; it thus proceeded till, having gained a deeper part,... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1889 - 628 pages
...act of swimming and whilst remaining stationary at the bottom. I was much amused by the various arts to escape detection used by one individual, which...two, like a cat after a mouse ; sometimes changing its colour. It thus * So named according to Patrick Sjrroes's nomenclature. t See " Encyclop. of Anat... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1890 - 604 pages
...act of swimming and whilst remaining stationary at the bottom. I was much amused by the various arts to escape detection used by one individual, which seemed fully aware that 1 was watching it. Remaining for a time motionless, it would then stealthily advance an inch or two,... | |
 | Georg Hartwig - 1892 - 588 pages
...amused by the various arts to escape detection used by a cuttle-fish, which seemed fully aware that he was watching it. Remaining for a time motionless,...advance an inch or two, like a cat after a mouse, and thus proceeded, till, having gained a deeper part, it darted away> leaving a dusky train of ink,... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1896 - 542 pages
...act of swimming and whilst remaining stationary at the bottom. I was much amused by the various arts to escape detection used by one individual, which...two, like a cat after a mouse ; sometimes changing its colour : it thus proceeded, till having gained a deeper part, it darted away, leaving a dusky train... | |
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This cuttle-fish displayed its chameleon-like power both during the act of swimming and whilst remaining stationary at the bottom. I was much amused by the various arts to escape detection used by one individual, which seemed fully aware that I was watching... 
