 | Richard Swann Lull - 1917 - Страниц: 814
...its aquatic habits; yet there is in this respect one strange anomaly, namely, that when frightened it will not enter the water. Hence it is easy to drive...catch hold of their tails than jump into the water. . . . Perhaps this singular piece of apparent stupidity may be accounted for by the circumstance, that... | |
 | M. Peaker, J. L. Linzell - 1975 - Страниц: 348
...It is a hideous looking creature, of a dirty black colour, stupid and sluggish in its movements... They do not seem to have any notion of biting; but...frightened they squirt a drop of fluid from each nostril. Darwin, 1889 One of their most curious habits was revealed on a later afternoon when I lay flat on... | |
 | R. D. Keynes - 1979 - Страниц: 436
...respect one strange anomaly; namely, that when frightened it will not enter the water. From this cause, it is easy to drive these lizards down to any little...will sooner allow a person to catch hold of their tail than jump into the water. They do not seem to have any notion of biting; but when much frightened... | |
 | William Dean Howells - 1984 - Страниц: 508
...respect one strange anomaly; namely, that when frightened it will not enter the water. From this cause, it is easy to drive these lizards down to any little...will sooner allow a person to catch hold of their tail than jump into the water. They do not seem to have any notion of biting; but when much frightened... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1989 - Страниц: 452
...respect one strange anomaly; namely, that when frightened it will not enter the water. From this cause, it is easy to drive these lizards down to any little...will sooner allow a person to catch hold of their tail than jump into the water. They do not seem to have any notion of biting; but when much frightened... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1996 - Страниц: 382
...its aquatic habits; yet there is in this respect one strange anomaly, namely, that when frightened it will not enter the water. Hence it is easy to drive...frightened they squirt a drop of fluid from each nostril. I threw one several times as far as I could into a deep pool left by the retiring tide; but it invariably... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1997 - Страниц: 500
...its aquatic habits; yet there is in this respect one strange anomaly, namely, that when frightened it will not enter the water. Hence it is easy to drive these lizards down to any litde point overhanging the sea, where they will sooner allow a person to catch hold of their tails... | |
 | Richard Lansdown - 2006 - Страниц: 450
...respect one strange anomaly; namely, that when frightened it will not enter the water. From this cause, it is easy to drive these lizards down to any little...will sooner allow a person to catch hold of their tail than jump into the water. They do not seem to have any notion of biting; but when much frightened... | |
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The nature of this lizard's food, as well as the structure of its tail and feet, and the fact of its having been seen voluntarily swimming out at sea, absolutely prove its aquatic habits; yet there is in this respect one strange anomaly, namely, that... 
