 | Henry Davenport Northrop - 1887 - Страниц: 886
...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... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrop - 1887 - Страниц: 886
...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 - 1889 - Страниц: 628
...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 THE TERRESTRIAL LIZARD. 465 into a deep pool left by the... | |
 | Georg Hartwig - 1892 - Страниц: 588
...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...where they will sooner allow a person to catch hold oi their tail than jump into the water. They do not seem to have any notion of biting ; but when much... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1896 - Страниц: 542
...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...sea, where they will sooner allow a person to catch bold of their tails thai) jump into the water. They do not *!*>ni I835.J TERRESTRIAL AMBLYRHYNCHUS.... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1908 - Страниц: 542
...that when frightened it will nof e"hleT-tHe water. Hence it is easy to drive these lizards 3own fo~ahy little point overhanging the sea, where they will...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 - 1909 - Страниц: 564
...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... | |
 | 1909 - Страниц: 574
...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...have any notion of biting ; but when much frightened they^squirt a drop of fluid from each nostril. I threw one several times as far as I could, into a... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1909 - Страниц: 552
...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...jump into the water. They do not seem to have any nodon of biting; but when much frightened they squirt a drop of fluid from each nostril. I threw one... | |
 | Richard Swann Lull - 1917 - Страниц: 828
...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... | |
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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... 
