Wild Sports of the World: A Book of Natural History and AdventureHarper & brothers, 1870 - 474 páginas |
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... standing at a distance , once more to feast his eyes on the wonder , and to carry away in his thick head enough of terror to guarantee him nightmare for a whole month of nights . At last he found the imprisoned carcase stranded on a con ...
... standing at a distance , once more to feast his eyes on the wonder , and to carry away in his thick head enough of terror to guarantee him nightmare for a whole month of nights . At last he found the imprisoned carcase stranded on a con ...
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... standing after they have been shot dead : Captain Denman shot one that remained so . In captivity elephants seldom lie down ; indeed the keepers are accustomed to regard a beast found prostrate as one smitten with some disorder , and at ...
... standing after they have been shot dead : Captain Denman shot one that remained so . In captivity elephants seldom lie down ; indeed the keepers are accustomed to regard a beast found prostrate as one smitten with some disorder , and at ...
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... standing at rest in the latter case shrewdly availing themselves of a singular habit the great beast has of swinging one leg backward and forward when standing . So agile are they that , other devices failing , they do not hesitate to ...
... standing at rest in the latter case shrewdly availing themselves of a singular habit the great beast has of swinging one leg backward and forward when standing . So agile are they that , other devices failing , they do not hesitate to ...
Página 94
... standing on a slight eminence , and in his great leap the maddened beast caught the missionary by the shoulder , and lion and man rolled to the ground together . And now comes a cu- rious fact - the better worth noting , because from ...
... standing on a slight eminence , and in his great leap the maddened beast caught the missionary by the shoulder , and lion and man rolled to the ground together . And now comes a cu- rious fact - the better worth noting , because from ...
Página 105
... standing on his poncho ; and perhaps the animal was equally astonished to find himself in the presence of so athletic a man . The man told me he was unwilling to fire , as his gun was loaded with very small shot ; and he therefore ...
... standing on his poncho ; and perhaps the animal was equally astonished to find himself in the presence of so athletic a man . The man told me he was unwilling to fire , as his gun was loaded with very small shot ; and he therefore ...
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Wild Sports of the World: A Book of Natural History and Adventure James Greenwood Vista completa - 1870 |
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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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