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3. oldal
... APPEARANCE . The colour of the Lion is a yellowish red ; his mane is dark - coloured , and sometimes black . When at rest , his aspect is very grave and majestic . When he is enraged , his look is terrible . He then lashes his side with ...
... APPEARANCE . The colour of the Lion is a yellowish red ; his mane is dark - coloured , and sometimes black . When at rest , his aspect is very grave and majestic . When he is enraged , his look is terrible . He then lashes his side with ...
14. oldal
... APPEARANCE . The body of the Tiger is a tawny yellow , beautifully striped with black . He has black rings , generally fifteen in number , on his tail . There are black bands also on the legs , while the under - parts of the throat ...
... APPEARANCE . The body of the Tiger is a tawny yellow , beautifully striped with black . He has black rings , generally fifteen in number , on his tail . There are black bands also on the legs , while the under - parts of the throat ...
24. oldal
... few days old : these were brought up by his servants , and acquired habits of familiarity with their keepers which were long retained by the animal in question . THE PANTHER . SIZE . FORM . COLOUR . APPEARANCE 24 TALES ABOUT ANIMALS .
... few days old : these were brought up by his servants , and acquired habits of familiarity with their keepers which were long retained by the animal in question . THE PANTHER . SIZE . FORM . COLOUR . APPEARANCE 24 TALES ABOUT ANIMALS .
25. oldal
... APPEARANCE . THIS animal is closely allied to the leopard ; indeed some naturalists consider it a variety only , and not a different spe- cies . It is smaller than the tiger , and seldom ex- ceeds five feet in length , exclusive of the ...
... APPEARANCE . THIS animal is closely allied to the leopard ; indeed some naturalists consider it a variety only , and not a different spe- cies . It is smaller than the tiger , and seldom ex- ceeds five feet in length , exclusive of the ...
44. oldal
... appearance of wearing boots . It is found in Asia and Africa . The Lynx climbs the highest trees , and preys on squirrels , deer , hares , and other small animals . He is fond of blood , and kills great numbers of animals to satisfy ...
... appearance of wearing boots . It is found in Asia and Africa . The Lynx climbs the highest trees , and preys on squirrels , deer , hares , and other small animals . He is fond of blood , and kills great numbers of animals to satisfy ...
Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
Africa animal appearance Asia attack Bear beautiful belly bird body breast breed brown burrows called Chamois claws colour common COMMON BUZZARD covered creature CURIOUS PARTICULARS danger devours distance Eagle ears eggs elephant England Europe eyes falconry favourite fawn colour feathers feeds feet in length female fish flesh flocks fond fore frequently Giraffe grey ground HABITS hair hare head height Hippopotamus HORNED OWL horns horse hunter Hyæna inches in length inches long Indian inhabits insects Kangaroo killed kind leaps legs Lion lives male Marmot mouth native nearly neck nest Newfoundland dog North America paws plumage prey quadrupeds rabbit Racoon Ratel resembles rivers seen seize seldom short Siberia side skin sometimes species spot Squirrel tail teeth thick Tiger trees upper Vulture white shark wild wings winter Wolverine woods wounded yellow young
Népszerű szakaszok
87. oldal - And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. 15 Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.
378. oldal - The unencumbered eagle rapidly advances, and is just on the point of reaching his opponent, when, with a sudden scream, probably of despair and honest execration, the latter drops his fish ; the eagle, poising himself for a moment, as if to take a more certain aim, descends like a whirlwind, snatches it in his gra?p ere it reaches the water, and bears his ill-gotten booty silently away to the woods.
283. oldal - No creature could be more grateful than my patient after his recovery ; a sentiment which he most significantly expressed, by licking my hand, first the back of it, then the palm, then every finger separately, then between all the fingers, as if anxious to leave no part of it unsaluted ; a ceremony which he never performed but once again upon a similar occasion.
283. oldal - He would suffer me to take him up and carry him about in my arms, and has more than once fallen fast asleep upon my knee. He was ill three days, during which time I nursed him, kept him apart from his fellows, that they might not molest him, (for, like many other wild animals, they persecute one of their own...
411. oldal - Owls move in a buoyant manner, as if lighter than the air ; they seem to want ballast. There is a peculiarity belonging to ravens that must draw the attention even of the most incurious, — they spend all their leisure time in striking and cuffing each other on the wing in a kind of playful skirmish...
132. oldal - I am going to yield thee up ? To Europeans, who will tie thee close, — who will beat thee, — who will render thee miserable. Return with me, my beauty, my jewel, and rejoice the hearts of my children.
261. oldal - Finding this to no purpose, she returned, and, smelling round them, began to lick their wounds. She went off a second time as before ; and, having crawled a few paces, looked again behind her, and for some time stood moaning. But still her Cubs not rising to follow her, she returned to them again ; and, with signs "of inexpressible fondness, went round, pawing them and moaning. Finding at last that they were cold and lifeless, she raised her head towards the ship, and uttered a growl of despair,...
34. oldal - He was trying to shoot some wild ducks, and, in order to approach them unperceived, he put the corner of his poncho (which is a sort of long narrow blanket) over his head, and crawling along the ground upon his hands and knees, the poncho not only covered his body, but trailed along the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds, he heard a loud, sudden noise, between a bark and a roar: he felt something heavy strike his feet, and, instantly jumping up, he saw, to his astonishment,...
260. oldal - As she was fetching away the last piece, they levelled their muskets at the cubs, and shot them both dead ; and in her retreat they wounded the dam, but not mortally. It would have drawn tears of pity from any but unfeeling minds, to have marked the affectionate concern expressed by this poor beast, in the dying moments of her expiring young.
339. oldal - Some were swimming about at the full extent of their strings, or lying half in and half out of the water, others were rolling themselves in the sun on the sandy bank, uttering a shrill whistling noise, as if in play. I was told...