If attended to, it becomes an excellent weatherglass; for as sure as it walks elate, and as it were on tiptoe, feeding with great earnestness in a morning, so sure will it rain before night. It is totally a diurnal animal, and never pretends to stir after... The Class Reptilia - Page 43by Georges baron Cuvier - 1831 - 481 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 728 pages
...dark.'* "The tortoise," adds Mr. W. "like other reptiles, has an arbitrary stomach, as well as longs, and can refrain from eating, as well as breathing,...taken with its sagacity, in discerning those that do il kind offices ; for as soon as (he good old lady comes in sight, who has waited on it for more than... | |
| Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - Natural history - 1818 - 894 pages
...diurnal animal, and never pretends to stir after it becomes dark.'' "The tortoise," adds Mr. W. "like other reptiles, has an arbitrary stomach, as well...eating, as well as breathing, for a great part of the jear. I was much taken with its sagacity, in discerning those that do it kind offices ; for as soou... | |
| J. Macloc - Animals - 1820 - 348 pages
...are hatched in September, at which time the young are about the size of a large walnut. The tortoise has an arbitrary stomach, as well as lungs, and can...as well as breathing, for a great part of the year. It is particularly remarked for its longevity, being known to exist upwards of a hundred years. Its... | |
| Gilbert White - Natural history - 1822 - 380 pages
...It is totally a diurnal animal, and never pretends to stir after it becomes dark. The tortoise, like other reptiles, has an arbitrary stomach as well as...as well as breathing for a great part of the year. When first awakened it eats nothing ; nor again in the Autumn before it retires : through the height... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 858 pages
...It is totally a diurnal animal, and never pretende to stir after it becomes dark. Tbe tertobe, like other reptiles, has an arbitrary stomach as well as...as well as breathing for a great part of the year. When first awakened it eats nothing ; nor again in the autumn before it retires: through the height... | |
| Mary Trimmer - Natural history - 1825 - 248 pages
...are hatched in September, at which time the young are about the size of a large walnut. The Tortoise can refrain from eating as well as breathing, for a great part of the year. It is particularly remarked for its longevity, being known to exist upwards of a hundred and twenty... | |
| Gilbert White - Natural history - 1832 - 354 pages
...It is totally a diurnal animal, and never pretends to stir after it becomes dark. The tortoise, like other reptiles, has an arbitrary stomach, as well...as well as breathing for a great part of the year. When first awakened it eats nothing ; nor again in the autumn before it retires : through the height... | |
| Sharon Turner - Creation - 1832 - 430 pages
...ground a winter cave or residence. It was a diurnal animal, and never stirred after dark. It could refrain from eating as well as breathing for a great part of the year ; but during the height of summer it fed voraciously, devouring all the food that came in its way.... | |
| Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 pages
...It is totally a diurnal animal, and never pretends to stir after it becomes dark. The tortoise, like other reptiles, has an arbitrary stomach, as well...as well as breathing for a great part of the year. When first awakened it eats nothing ; nor again in the autumn before it retires : through the height... | |
| Gilbert White - Natural history - 1834 - 392 pages
...It is totally a diurnal animal, and never pretends to stir after it becomes dark. The tortoise, like other reptiles, has an arbitrary stomach, as well...as well as breathing for a great part of the year. When first awakened it eats nothing ; nor again in the autumn, before it retires ; through the height... | |
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