The Tree where Man was BornIn this book, two naturalists join to evoke the African experience. |
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Page 108
... leopard will ie silent even when struck by stones hurled at its hiding place - an act that would bring on a charge from any lion -but should its burning gaze be met , and it real- izes that it has been seen , it will charge at once . A ...
... leopard will ie silent even when struck by stones hurled at its hiding place - an act that would bring on a charge from any lion -but should its burning gaze be met , and it real- izes that it has been seen , it will charge at once . A ...
Page 147
... leopard ; possibly they scented it . The leopard lay on an open rise , in the shadow of a wind - worn bush , and unlike the lions , it lay gracefully . Even stretched on a tree limb , all four feet hanging , as it is seen some- times in ...
... leopard ; possibly they scented it . The leopard lay on an open rise , in the shadow of a wind - worn bush , and unlike the lions , it lay gracefully . Even stretched on a tree limb , all four feet hanging , as it is seen some- times in ...
Page 187
... leopard is a popular topic of discussion in East Africa . J. A. Hunter , for example , ranked the leopard first , then lion , buffalo , elephant , and rhino , in that order . C. P. J. Ionides also thought the leopard more dangerous than ...
... leopard is a popular topic of discussion in East Africa . J. A. Hunter , for example , ranked the leopard first , then lion , buffalo , elephant , and rhino , in that order . C. P. J. Ionides also thought the leopard more dangerous than ...
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