The National Geographic Magazine, Volumes 76-77National Geographic Society, 1940 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... whales , dolphins , and porpoises to be printed . - Editor . WHALEBONE HANGS LIKE HEAVY FRINGE IN A HUMPBACK'S YAWNING MOUTH. T HE mightiest mammal that ever lived on our planet is a whale . Some of the great Blue Whales , which may ...
... whales , dolphins , and porpoises to be printed . - Editor . WHALEBONE HANGS LIKE HEAVY FRINGE IN A HUMPBACK'S YAWNING MOUTH. T HE mightiest mammal that ever lived on our planet is a whale . Some of the great Blue Whales , which may ...
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... Whales possess no external ears , but they can detect water - borne sounds . A WHALE'S " COLD TABLE " Baleen whales depend for their livelihood on " food banks , " vast masses of small crustaceans , resembling shrimp , that come to the ...
... Whales possess no external ears , but they can detect water - borne sounds . A WHALE'S " COLD TABLE " Baleen whales depend for their livelihood on " food banks , " vast masses of small crustaceans , resembling shrimp , that come to the ...
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... whale a respite for some years . But with the World War came an enormous demand for glyc- erine , obtainable from whale oil , to be used in manufacture of munitions . Whaling operations were suspended in the North Atlantic because of ...
... whale a respite for some years . But with the World War came an enormous demand for glyc- erine , obtainable from whale oil , to be used in manufacture of munitions . Whaling operations were suspended in the North Atlantic because of ...
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Home Life and Industry in the Netherlands II illustrations in duotone from photographs | 271 |
History of Ancient Bridge Building and Road Making | 347 |
Italys Monuments Tell Romes Magnificence 8 illustrations from photographs 7 illus | 371 |
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