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Page 112
... watched the lion carefully , ready to give it artificial respira- tion should its breathing falter . The tagging disturbed most lions very little . With the impact of the syringe , a lion oc- casionally swatted its neighbor , thinking ...
... watched the lion carefully , ready to give it artificial respira- tion should its breathing falter . The tagging disturbed most lions very little . With the impact of the syringe , a lion oc- casionally swatted its neighbor , thinking ...
Page 208
... watched the female and her two cubs she killed a total of twenty - four Thomson's gazelle and one hare . She failed to catch something on three of the days , even though she tried , but then captured two gazelle each on two days ...
... watched the female and her two cubs she killed a total of twenty - four Thomson's gazelle and one hare . She failed to catch something on three of the days , even though she tried , but then captured two gazelle each on two days ...
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... watched the flight of wheeling vultures and investigated the most likely ambush places . But one of our hunting days would have gladdened the heart of the most morose hominid . A zebra foal stood alone on a tongue of grassland ...
... watched the flight of wheeling vultures and investigated the most likely ambush places . But one of our hunting days would have gladdened the heart of the most morose hominid . A zebra foal stood alone on a tongue of grassland ...
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The Seasons | 3 |
Life in the Pride | 44 |
Neighborly Disputes | 92 |
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