The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and Art, Volume 27Henry Colburn, 1829 |
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... hyæna is one of those which has been most frequently met with in the superior strata of the tertiary formations ... hyæna . This hyæna , the strongest and the largest which ever existed , approached , as appears from the dimensions of ...
... hyæna is one of those which has been most frequently met with in the superior strata of the tertiary formations ... hyæna . This hyæna , the strongest and the largest which ever existed , approached , as appears from the dimensions of ...
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... hyæna , or at least a species very nearly allied to it , in the cavern of Lunel Viel , which it formerly inhabited , as well as the fossil hyæna , a denomination now insufficient , since there are at least two species of fossil hyænas ...
... hyæna , or at least a species very nearly allied to it , in the cavern of Lunel Viel , which it formerly inhabited , as well as the fossil hyæna , a denomination now insufficient , since there are at least two species of fossil hyænas ...
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... hyæna to clear the stage . I might have said the hyæna alone , for the lions and the tigers never eat the bones , and are not fond of carcases . We may add to these observations , that the hyæna , in spite of its astonishing voracity ...
... hyæna to clear the stage . I might have said the hyæna alone , for the lions and the tigers never eat the bones , and are not fond of carcases . We may add to these observations , that the hyæna , in spite of its astonishing voracity ...
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... hyæna , have been found there . The most abundant deposit of hyæna bones that has been seen is the ca- vern of Kirkdale , in Yorkshire , where their number is marvellous . It is found , nevertheless , that the habits of this ancient hyæna ...
... hyæna , have been found there . The most abundant deposit of hyæna bones that has been seen is the ca- vern of Kirkdale , in Yorkshire , where their number is marvellous . It is found , nevertheless , that the habits of this ancient hyæna ...
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... hyæna , but of what country it is a na- tive he is ignorant , and which he believes to form a third species , or to be a variety of the striped hyæna . Its skin is neither striped nor spotted ; it is less strong than the other two ...
... hyæna , but of what country it is a na- tive he is ignorant , and which he believes to form a third species , or to be a variety of the striped hyæna . Its skin is neither striped nor spotted ; it is less strong than the other two ...
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Page 321 - So that having a way to make my vessels, so that they are strengthened by the force within them, and the one to fill after the other, I have seen the water run like a constant fountain stream forty feet high. One vessel of water rarefied by fire driveth up forty of cold water ; and a man...
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