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... eggs of the Ostrich, which they break by dropping upon them a stone carried up into the air for the purpose." James ... eggs and hurled them onto rocks, just the reverse method from the one used to open ostrich eggs. This latter method ...
... eggs of the Ostrich, which they break by dropping upon them a stone carried up into the air for the purpose." James ... eggs and hurled them onto rocks, just the reverse method from the one used to open ostrich eggs. This latter method ...
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... eggs, and from June to November one may find single eggs here and there on the ground. For some reason, hens often choose to lay such eggs in the ash of a burned tree. When I discovered one of these vagrant eggs, I took it home, drilled ...
... eggs, and from June to November one may find single eggs here and there on the ground. For some reason, hens often choose to lay such eggs in the ash of a burned tree. When I discovered one of these vagrant eggs, I took it home, drilled ...
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... eggs on bare ground and begun to incubate. I found eggs and small young only from February to April 1968, a very wet season. In the other two years the bustards either had little success in hatching eggs or they may have almost failed ...
... eggs on bare ground and begun to incubate. I found eggs and small young only from February to April 1968, a very wet season. In the other two years the bustards either had little success in hatching eggs or they may have almost failed ...
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The Seasons | 25 |
Life in the Pride | 60 |
Neighborly Disputes | 102 |
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