The Tree where Man was BornIn this book, two naturalists join to evoke the African experience. |
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... dogs , which differ from true dogs in having a four - toed foot . In the Gir- tasho pack were eleven dogs and three bitches , black with patches of dirty white and brindle , and the invariable white tip to the tattered tail . Wild dogs ...
... dogs , which differ from true dogs in having a four - toed foot . In the Gir- tasho pack were eleven dogs and three bitches , black with patches of dirty white and brindle , and the invariable white tip to the tattered tail . Wild dogs ...
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... dogs chivvied it round and round . One dog had sunk its teeth into the foal's black muzzle , tugging backwards to keep the victim's head low -this is a habit of the dogs , to compensate for their light weight - and the dog was swung ...
... dogs chivvied it round and round . One dog had sunk its teeth into the foal's black muzzle , tugging backwards to keep the victim's head low -this is a habit of the dogs , to compensate for their light weight - and the dog was swung ...
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... dogs paused to sniff noses with a hyena by way of greeting . In the distance , zebras yelped like dogs , and the dogs chittered quietly like birds as they loped along . As the sun rose out of the Gol Mountains , they faked an attack on ...
... dogs paused to sniff noses with a hyena by way of greeting . In the distance , zebras yelped like dogs , and the dogs chittered quietly like birds as they loped along . As the sun rose out of the Gol Mountains , they faked an attack on ...
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