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... trees . While in the Far East , we did not hear the word " orangutan " used , although it is a Malay phrase meaning literally " man of the woods . " In Borneo these apes are called myas ; in Sumatra mawas , or mawas kuda , the latter ...
... trees . While in the Far East , we did not hear the word " orangutan " used , although it is a Malay phrase meaning literally " man of the woods . " In Borneo these apes are called myas ; in Sumatra mawas , or mawas kuda , the latter ...
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... trees , they rarely come to the ground and then only in order to reach other trees . Even their water is obtained from rain water in holes in trees or from the rain itself , by licking it off the back of their wrists . In captivity they ...
... trees , they rarely come to the ground and then only in order to reach other trees . Even their water is obtained from rain water in holes in trees or from the rain itself , by licking it off the back of their wrists . In captivity they ...
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... trees , flowering plants , troops of mon- keys and wild chickens , plus sweet - faced , soft- eyed maids in bare feet , waiting beside the road to offer you luscious fruit or fresh - cut bouquets . Baguio itself sprawls along miles of ...
... trees , flowering plants , troops of mon- keys and wild chickens , plus sweet - faced , soft- eyed maids in bare feet , waiting beside the road to offer you luscious fruit or fresh - cut bouquets . Baguio itself sprawls along miles of ...
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Hail Colombia By LUIS MARDEN 505 | 157 |
In Montezumas Painted Land Mexico 22 illustrations in color from natural color | 345 |
In the Realms of the Maharajas By LAWRENCE COPLEY THAW and MARGARET S THAW 727 | 549 |
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