Natural history sketches among the carnivora: wild and domesticated1885 |
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... bird has been dragged piecemeal through the bars of the cage by the cruel talons of that harmless looking Tom , who has comfortably slept off the effects of his meal , and now comes up purring and rubbing his head against the legs of ...
... bird has been dragged piecemeal through the bars of the cage by the cruel talons of that harmless looking Tom , who has comfortably slept off the effects of his meal , and now comes up purring and rubbing his head against the legs of ...
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... bird within sight ; and in the Australian bush I taught a horse to eat " damper , " in order that my frugal and solitary board might not be without the companionship of a fel- low creature . An intimate friend of my own brings a ...
... bird within sight ; and in the Australian bush I taught a horse to eat " damper , " in order that my frugal and solitary board might not be without the companionship of a fel- low creature . An intimate friend of my own brings a ...
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... bird - cage , is sacred in its eyes , as they would be to the moral sense of any fairly well - fed dog . All in the stilly night the tempter enters into pussy and she steals off on her foraging expeditions , in all probability guided by ...
... bird - cage , is sacred in its eyes , as they would be to the moral sense of any fairly well - fed dog . All in the stilly night the tempter enters into pussy and she steals off on her foraging expeditions , in all probability guided by ...
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... birds , and it seems the house cat had once dashed out of a hiding place and caught one of them while feeding . Pussy , on a subsequent occasion , was seen to carry pieces of bread and strew them on the ground at a spot near a bush ...
... birds , and it seems the house cat had once dashed out of a hiding place and caught one of them while feeding . Pussy , on a subsequent occasion , was seen to carry pieces of bread and strew them on the ground at a spot near a bush ...
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... bird , a common African dove , with the black ring round the neck , usually par- ticularly timid , was introduced into the house when the cat was about two years old , and might be supposed to have its preda- tory instincts fully ...
... bird , a common African dove , with the black ring round the neck , usually par- ticularly timid , was introduced into the house when the cat was about two years old , and might be supposed to have its preda- tory instincts fully ...
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