Natural history sketches among the carnivora: wild and domesticated1885 |
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... believe is invariably the case when sur- prised or alarmed , wait to make use of it before attempting to escape . Some dogs , I have been told , will run into a skunk and 32 دو worry him in spite of the warning discharge.
... believe is invariably the case when sur- prised or alarmed , wait to make use of it before attempting to escape . Some dogs , I have been told , will run into a skunk and 32 دو worry him in spite of the warning discharge.
Page 32
... believe it physically possible , and I have always seen the skunk turn his tail to the enemy , and squirt out the secretion in a thin stream to an astonishing dis- tance . Notwithstanding the evil smell of these animals , they are ...
... believe it physically possible , and I have always seen the skunk turn his tail to the enemy , and squirt out the secretion in a thin stream to an astonishing dis- tance . Notwithstanding the evil smell of these animals , they are ...
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... believe the mungoos was once pricked even , much less did the cobra get a chance of closing his jaws on his enemy , without which a fatal bite could hardly be given . “ At all events , next day he was as fit as ever , and ready for ...
... believe the mungoos was once pricked even , much less did the cobra get a chance of closing his jaws on his enemy , without which a fatal bite could hardly be given . “ At all events , next day he was as fit as ever , and ready for ...
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... believe in the stories of cats returning home over unknown ground ; but if such a case is mentioned in Nature , I would suggest your sending your ex- periment to that journal for publication , as bearing on Mr. Wallace's theory , which ...
... believe in the stories of cats returning home over unknown ground ; but if such a case is mentioned in Nature , I would suggest your sending your ex- periment to that journal for publication , as bearing on Mr. Wallace's theory , which ...
Page 53
... mind that knows neither retrospection nor remorse . The ( as I believe indubitable ) obtuseness of the sense of smell in the domestic cat seems to place Mr. Wallace's theory out of court , depending as it does on the exercise.
... mind that knows neither retrospection nor remorse . The ( as I believe indubitable ) obtuseness of the sense of smell in the domestic cat seems to place Mr. Wallace's theory out of court , depending as it does on the exercise.
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