| Georg Hartwig - 1871 - Страниц: 776
...seldom furnishes more than 200 pounds of excellent meat. The tortoises, when moving towards any definite point, travel by night and day, and arrive at their...sooner than would be expected. The inhabitants, from observations on marked individuals, consider that they can move a distance of about eight miles in... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1873 - Страниц: 552
...in the pericardium, which is described as being bust. The tortoises, when purposely moving towards any point travel by night and day, and arrive at their...sooner than would be expected. The inhabitants, from observii g mr.rked individuals, consider that they travel a dis tance of about eight miles in two or... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1876 - Страниц: 586
...in the pericardium, which is described as being best. The tortoises, when purposely moving towards any point, travel by night and day, and arrive at...distance of about eight miles in two or three days. One krjv tortoise, which I watched, walked at the rate of sixty yards i-_ ten minutes, that is 360 yards... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1884 - Страниц: 574
...arrive at their journey's end much sooner than would be expected. The inhabitants, from observii g marked individuals, consider that they travel a distance...at the rate of sixty yards in ten minutes, that is 360 yards in the hour, or four miles a day, — allowing a little time for it to eat on the road. During... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1889 - Страниц: 628
...in the pericardium, which is described as being best. The tortoises, when purposely moving towards any point, travel by night and day, and arrive at...travel a distance of about eight miles in two or three clays. One large tortoise, which I watched, walked at the rate of sixty yards in ten minutes ; that... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1889 - Страниц: 462
...in the pericardium, which is described as being best. The tortoises, when purposely moving towards any point, travel by night and day, and arrive at their journey's end much sooner than wouldjbe expected. The inhabitants, from observing marked individuals, consider that they travel a... | |
| Alfred Henry Miles - 1895 - Страниц: 462
...and another set returning, having drunk their fill. The tortoises when moving towards any definite point, travel by night and day, and arrive at their...journey's end much sooner than would be expected. One large tortoise, which I watched, I found walked at the rate of sixty yards in ten minutes, that... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1896 - Страниц: 542
...in the pericardium, which is described as being best. The tortoises, when purposely moving towards any point travel by night and day, and arrive at their...sooner than would be expected. The inhabitants, from observii g marked individuals, consider that they travel a dis tance of about eight miles in two or... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1908 - Страниц: 542
...bladders are distended with fluid, which is said gradually The tortoises, when purposely moving towards any point, travel by night and day, and arrive at...at the rate of sixty yards in ten minutes, that is 360 yards in the hour, or four miles a day,—allowing a little time for it to eat on the road. During... | |
| 1909 - Страниц: 574
...in the pericardium, which is described as being best. The tortoises, when purposely moving towards any point, travel by night and day, and arrive at...at the rate of sixty yards in ten minutes, that is 360 yards in the hour, or four miles a day, — allowing a little time for it to eat on the road. During... | |
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