The Tree where Man was BornIn this book, two naturalists join to evoke the African experience. |
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... rhinoceros , one of these a calf . The askaris approached the rhino gradually , keeping downwind - not always a simple matter , as the light wind was variable - and eventually brought us within stoning distance of the animals ; they ...
... rhinoceros , one of these a calf . The askaris approached the rhino gradually , keeping downwind - not always a simple matter , as the light wind was variable - and eventually brought us within stoning distance of the animals ; they ...
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... rhino , since that beast will often thunder past its target and keep right on going until , at some point in its ... rhino print as fresh as a black petal , and within seconds a rhino crashed into the brush off to the east . The crash ...
... rhino , since that beast will often thunder past its target and keep right on going until , at some point in its ... rhino print as fresh as a black petal , and within seconds a rhino crashed into the brush off to the east . The crash ...
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... rhino wallows and buffalo sign on every side ; one kept an eye out for hospitable trees even before an emergency had been declared . In a mahogany , Meru tribesmen had placed a bee- hive , essentially a hollowed cedar log with a re ...
... rhino wallows and buffalo sign on every side ; one kept an eye out for hospitable trees even before an emergency had been declared . In a mahogany , Meru tribesmen had placed a bee- hive , essentially a hollowed cedar log with a re ...
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