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Page 274
... platypus in the wild , but on a fishing trip in the Alp country of Victoria I once saw four at a time . After a splendid day's sport we were squatting on the river bank , swapping ex- periences and bragging about the fish we had caught ...
... platypus in the wild , but on a fishing trip in the Alp country of Victoria I once saw four at a time . After a splendid day's sport we were squatting on the river bank , swapping ex- periences and bragging about the fish we had caught ...
Page 281
... PLATYPUS The hollow spur on each hind leg of the male platypus is connected to a gland secreting a rather virulent poison . At Healesville a case was recalled in which a platypus spurred a strong , healthy man . He was fishing one night ...
... PLATYPUS The hollow spur on each hind leg of the male platypus is connected to a gland secreting a rather virulent poison . At Healesville a case was recalled in which a platypus spurred a strong , healthy man . He was fishing one night ...
Page 282
... platypus , since it is fed twelve ounces of worms and grubs daily ; that is , it eats about a third of its own ... platypus would not touch them . The liver and other meat were cut in strips to resemble worms and mixed with them ...
... platypus , since it is fed twelve ounces of worms and grubs daily ; that is , it eats about a third of its own ... platypus would not touch them . The liver and other meat were cut in strips to resemble worms and mixed with them ...
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Solar Systems Eternal Show 10 illustrations in color from paintings by CHARLES | 17 |
Stalking Big Game with Color Camera 28 illustrations in color from natural color photo | 89 |
Floral Garlands of Prairie Plain and Woodland 125 flower paintings by EDITH | 224 |
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