The Practical Teacher, Volume 2T. Nelson, 1883 - Education |
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... animal and of a human being . No second glance is needed to see the wonderful difference which exists between the bony framework of the man and that of the beast . The clumsy , brutal head of the ape , with its low , receding forehead ...
... animal and of a human being . No second glance is needed to see the wonderful difference which exists between the bony framework of the man and that of the beast . The clumsy , brutal head of the ape , with its low , receding forehead ...
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... animal is obliged to assist itself in its pro- gress by its arms , which are of such length that the fingers almost touch the ground when their owner is standing in as erect a position as he is able to assume . The Orang - outan ...
... animal is obliged to assist itself in its pro- gress by its arms , which are of such length that the fingers almost touch the ground when their owner is standing in as erect a position as he is able to assume . The Orang - outan ...
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... animals . True , they are crafty and cunning , few animals more so ; but craft and cunning alone do at any rate of the large and powerful apes , are not equal to their physical qualifications . For were these animals to become aware of ...
... animals . True , they are crafty and cunning , few animals more so ; but craft and cunning alone do at any rate of the large and powerful apes , are not equal to their physical qualifications . For were these animals to become aware of ...
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... animal when at the full stretch of his tether , and never venture inside the charmed circle . Unable , however , to resist the tempta- tion of insulting the prisoner , they are accustomed to eat nuts , etc. , presented by the visitors ...
... animal when at the full stretch of his tether , and never venture inside the charmed circle . Unable , however , to resist the tempta- tion of insulting the prisoner , they are accustomed to eat nuts , etc. , presented by the visitors ...
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... animal , that word signifying a diver into caverns , ' and therefore being very appropriate . It may be imagined that an animal dwelling in so comparatively exposed a situation would be particu- larly liable to the attacks of the larger ...
... animal , that word signifying a diver into caverns , ' and therefore being very appropriate . It may be imagined that an animal dwelling in so comparatively exposed a situation would be particu- larly liable to the attacks of the larger ...
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