The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
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Page 9
They sometimes kill calves and young horses, and I was told of one that had
seized a full-grown horse, but its struggles being observed, some natives ran
down and saved it THE JAGUAR e to to to & & Frontispiece ALLIGATORS to
PAGE.
They sometimes kill calves and young horses, and I was told of one that had
seized a full-grown horse, but its struggles being observed, some natives ran
down and saved it THE JAGUAR e to to to & & Frontispiece ALLIGATORS to
PAGE.
Page 13
Now, (I am writing in 1873) there is twelve feet of water on the bar at the Colorado
in the height of the dry season, whilst at Greytown the outlet of the river is
sometimes closed altogether. The merchants at Greytown have entertained the
project ...
Now, (I am writing in 1873) there is twelve feet of water on the bar at the Colorado
in the height of the dry season, whilst at Greytown the outlet of the river is
sometimes closed altogether. The merchants at Greytown have entertained the
project ...
Page 19
Sometimes as many as five out of its eight legs would be lifted at once, and
whenever an ant approached one of those on which it stood, there was always a
clear space within reach to put down another, so as to be able to hold up the ...
Sometimes as many as five out of its eight legs would be lifted at once, and
whenever an ant approached one of those on which it stood, there was always a
clear space within reach to put down another, so as to be able to hold up the ...
Page 20
Another much larger species of foraging ant (Eciton hamata) hunts sometimes in
dense armies, sometimes in columns, according to the prey it may be after. When
in columns, I found that it was generally, if not always, in search of the nests of ...
Another much larger species of foraging ant (Eciton hamata) hunts sometimes in
dense armies, sometimes in columns, according to the prey it may be after. When
in columns, I found that it was generally, if not always, in search of the nests of ...
Page 22
The moving columns of Ecitons are composed almost entirely of workers of
different sizes, but at intervals of two or three yards there are larger and lighter
coloured individuals that often stop, and sometimes run a little backward,
stopping and ...
The moving columns of Ecitons are composed almost entirely of workers of
different sizes, but at intervals of two or three yards there are larger and lighter
coloured individuals that often stop, and sometimes run a little backward,
stopping and ...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 okt. 2017 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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