Wild Sports of the World: A Book of Natural History and AdventureHarper & brothers, 1870 - 474 páginas |
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... heard the elephants , I have been warned of their approach by the symptoms of uneasiness exhibited by such animals as hap- pened to be drinking at the time . The giraffe , for instance , begins to sway his long neck to and fro ; the ...
... heard the elephants , I have been warned of their approach by the symptoms of uneasiness exhibited by such animals as hap- pened to be drinking at the time . The giraffe , for instance , begins to sway his long neck to and fro ; the ...
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... heard a gun fired and heard his own name shouted , together with cries of " pas- sop ! " ( look out . ) At the same time , he was aware of a rending and crashing of jungle stems , and presently a whole troop of elephants , headed by a ...
... heard a gun fired and heard his own name shouted , together with cries of " pas- sop ! " ( look out . ) At the same time , he was aware of a rending and crashing of jungle stems , and presently a whole troop of elephants , headed by a ...
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... heard a rattling noise among the stones be- hind me , and on turning my head , I saw the wounded bull tearing after me , with his eyes flashing fire and his tail straight on end , about forty paces distant . Speed I knew would not avail ...
... heard a rattling noise among the stones be- hind me , and on turning my head , I saw the wounded bull tearing after me , with his eyes flashing fire and his tail straight on end , about forty paces distant . Speed I knew would not avail ...
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... Heard in combination with the tre- mendously loud thunder of Southern Africa , on a night so pitchy dark that every flash of the intensely vivid lightning leaves you with the impression of stone blindness , while the rain pours down so ...
... Heard in combination with the tre- mendously loud thunder of Southern Africa , on a night so pitchy dark that every flash of the intensely vivid lightning leaves you with the impression of stone blindness , while the rain pours down so ...
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... heard a low angry growl , which caused the dogs , with hair erect in the manner of hog's bristles , and with their tails between their legs , to slink behind my heels . Im- mediately afterward a tremendous shout of ' Ongeama ! Ongeama ...
... heard a low angry growl , which caused the dogs , with hair erect in the manner of hog's bristles , and with their tails between their legs , to slink behind my heels . Im- mediately afterward a tremendous shout of ' Ongeama ! Ongeama ...
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Africa alligator Andersson animal appearance approach assagai attack bank bear beast black rhinoceros blood blow boar boat body brute buffalo bull bullet bush carcase Chaillu chamois chase Cloth creature cubs dead death deer distance dogs ears elephant escape eyes feet fire flesh followed foot fore-legs forest gemsbok giraffe gorilla grass grizzly bear ground hand harpoon head herd hind-legs hippopotamus horns horse hundred hunter hunting inches Indian Indian rhinoceros jaguar jaws jungle killed leaped legs leopard lion looked lying matchlocks miles moose mouth native neck night once oryx ostrich paces panther prey quadruped red fox reindeer rhinoceros rifle river roar rock rush savage says seemed seized Shekarry shot shoulder side sight skin soon spear speed spot stood suddenly tail tapir teeth terrible tiger tion tree trunk turned tusks walrus white rhinoceros wild wolves wounded yards young
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