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20. oldal
... five cubs or kittens at a time ; and her extreme fondness for her young has given rise to a proverb among the shikarees , or hunters , who say , when speaking of a miser , " It is as easy to coax a Tigress out of her young as to get ...
... five cubs or kittens at a time ; and her extreme fondness for her young has given rise to a proverb among the shikarees , or hunters , who say , when speaking of a miser , " It is as easy to coax a Tigress out of her young as to get ...
25. oldal
... five feet in length , exclusive of the tail . Its colour is bright tawny yellow , with black , ring- shaped or angular marks , some of them having black spots in the middle . The under parts of the body are white . The hair is short ...
... five feet in length , exclusive of the tail . Its colour is bright tawny yellow , with black , ring- shaped or angular marks , some of them having black spots in the middle . The under parts of the body are white . The hair is short ...
29. oldal
... five feet long , his head small ; his colour a pale - brownish red , fading to a greyish - white on the under parts . It is very nimble , and climbs trees with ease ; it prowls in woods and thickets for deer , sheep , and other animals ...
... five feet long , his head small ; his colour a pale - brownish red , fading to a greyish - white on the under parts . It is very nimble , and climbs trees with ease ; it prowls in woods and thickets for deer , sheep , and other animals ...
43. oldal
... five or six amazing leaps , suddenly upon it , and seizes it securely by the neck . The scent of the Ounce being much inferior to that of the dog , he hunts almost entirely by the eye . THE LYNX . SIZE . FORM . COLOUR . STRENGTH . THIS ...
... five or six amazing leaps , suddenly upon it , and seizes it securely by the neck . The scent of the Ounce being much inferior to that of the dog , he hunts almost entirely by the eye . THE LYNX . SIZE . FORM . COLOUR . STRENGTH . THIS ...
63. oldal
... five inches , and it is important that all the hounds in a pack should be as near alike in size and speed as possible . They vary in colour ; but black , white , and a tawny red in patches , are the prevalent colours . THE HARRIER , So ...
... five inches , and it is important that all the hounds in a pack should be as near alike in size and speed as possible . They vary in colour ; but black , white , and a tawny red in patches , are the prevalent colours . THE HARRIER , So ...
Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
Africa animal antelope appearance Asia attack Bear bird body breast breed brown burrows Chamois civet claws colour common COMMON BUZZARD covered creature CURIOUS PARTICULARS danger deer devour distance domestic DOMESTIC TURKEY Eagle ears eggs elephant England Europe exceedingly eyes Fallow Deer favourite fawn colour feathers feeds feet high feet in length female flesh flocks fond frequently Giraffe grey ground HABITS hair hare head herds hind Hippopotamus HORNED OWL horns horse hunted hunter Hyæna inches long Indian inhabits insects Kangaroo killed kind leaps legs Lion lives male Marmot Mastodon monkey native nearly neck nest North America nose numbers plumage prey quadrupeds rabbit Racoon Ratel resembles Rhinoceros river seems seen seldom short Siberia side skin sometimes soon species spot Squirrel tail tamed thick Tiger trees upper Vulture wild wings winter Wolverine woods 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...