Animal IntelligenceK. Paul, Trench, 1882 - 520 pages |
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George John Romanes. Where the pond fails to accomplish this fully , and also where the banks are defined and mark the limits of the pond , the deficiency is supplied by the canals in question . On descending surfaces , as has elsewhere ...
George John Romanes. Where the pond fails to accomplish this fully , and also where the banks are defined and mark the limits of the pond , the deficiency is supplied by the canals in question . On descending surfaces , as has elsewhere ...
Page 382
... pond into easy con- nection by water with the trees that supplied them with food , as well as to relieve them from the tedious and perhaps im- possible task of transporting their cuttings 500 feet over uneven ground unassisted by any ...
... pond into easy con- nection by water with the trees that supplied them with food , as well as to relieve them from the tedious and perhaps im- possible task of transporting their cuttings 500 feet over uneven ground unassisted by any ...
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... pond . The number of lodges is always thus very small in proportion to the size of the dam , the greatest number of lodges that he has observed upon one pond being five . It is evident from this that beavers are not really gregarious in ...
... pond . The number of lodges is always thus very small in proportion to the size of the dam , the greatest number of lodges that he has observed upon one pond being five . It is evident from this that beavers are not really gregarious in ...
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