The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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Page 356
... burrow , whether in the ground , stone , wood , or other substance . Many animals adopt this form of habitation both amongst mammalia , birds , a few reptiles , some crustacea , molluscs , spiders , and insects . All vertebrate ...
... burrow , whether in the ground , stone , wood , or other substance . Many animals adopt this form of habitation both amongst mammalia , birds , a few reptiles , some crustacea , molluscs , spiders , and insects . All vertebrate ...
Page 358
... burrow here and there at random . How it manages to form its burrows in such admirably straight lines is not an easy problem , because it is always in black dark- ness , and we know of nothing which can act as a guide to the animal ...
... burrow here and there at random . How it manages to form its burrows in such admirably straight lines is not an easy problem , because it is always in black dark- ness , and we know of nothing which can act as a guide to the animal ...
Page 361
... burrow , and may be seen sporting about the mounds ; now diving into the holes , but quickly popping their heads out ... burrows extend nearly as far as the eye can reach . ' During the winter these animals keep within their homes in a ...
... burrow , and may be seen sporting about the mounds ; now diving into the holes , but quickly popping their heads out ... burrows extend nearly as far as the eye can reach . ' During the winter these animals keep within their homes in a ...
Page 362
... burrow the excavated soil , as they were frequently found filled with earth ; but this was done by the natives who had killed speci- mens , for the sake of preventing the collapse of the pockets . ' Like the mole , the gopher throws up ...
... burrow the excavated soil , as they were frequently found filled with earth ; but this was done by the natives who had killed speci- mens , for the sake of preventing the collapse of the pockets . ' Like the mole , the gopher throws up ...
Page 363
... burrow- ing powers of other edentata , such as the great armadillo , the manis , and other scaly - clad animals of North - America and India ; but will conclude this short sketch of burrowing mam- malia with a notice of another edentate ...
... burrow- ing powers of other edentata , such as the great armadillo , the manis , and other scaly - clad animals of North - America and India ; but will conclude this short sketch of burrowing mam- malia with a notice of another edentate ...
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