The Tree where Man was BornIn this book, two naturalists join to evoke the African experience. |
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... head might be taken amiss . The head is on view in Turner's office , over the legend ( from an Italian graveyard ) I have been where you are now , And you will be where I have gone Myles Turner is sympathetic with the Ikuria , who are ...
... head might be taken amiss . The head is on view in Turner's office , over the legend ( from an Italian graveyard ) I have been where you are now , And you will be where I have gone Myles Turner is sympathetic with the Ikuria , who are ...
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... head low -this is a habit of the dogs , to compensate for their light weight - and the dog was swung free of the ground as the foal reared , lost its balance , and went down . Now the mare charged , scatter- ing the pack , and when the ...
... head low -this is a habit of the dogs , to compensate for their light weight - and the dog was swung free of the ground as the foal reared , lost its balance , and went down . Now the mare charged , scatter- ing the pack , and when the ...
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... head that gazed through the sun shimmer of the seed heads . Others gorged in uproar near the river crossings , tearing the fat striped flanks on fresh green beds — now daytime kills were common . Yet for all their prosperity , there was ...
... head that gazed through the sun shimmer of the seed heads . Others gorged in uproar near the river crossings , tearing the fat striped flanks on fresh green beds — now daytime kills were common . Yet for all their prosperity , there was ...
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acacia animals arrow Arusha Bantu baobab Barabaig birds buffalo bush camp cattle century climb clouds Crater Highlands crossed dark dead desert dogs Dorobo ears earth East Africa elephant Enderlein Engaruka escarpment eyes feet fire forest gazelle George Schaller Gidabembe Giga grass Hadza Hamitic head herd herdsmen hide hills hunters hunting huts hyena Iain Isanzu Kamba Kenya Kikuyu killed Kopjes Lake Natron Land Rover Lengai leopard light lion Llo-molo Maasai Maasai Land Magadi Magandula Mangati Manyara Mbulu Meru miles mountain Myles Nairobi Nangai Natron Ngorongoro night Nile numbers Ol Doinyo Lengai park plain rain region rhino Rift river road rock safari Samburu Schaller Serengeti Seronera shadow Sipunga Sonjo spears stone stood Sudan Tanzania thorn tion track trees tribes truck Tsavo tsetse Turkana turned valley volcano vultures wild wildebeest wind wood Yaida Chini zebra