. Concerning animals and other matters. Animal behavior; Natural history. FEET AND HANDS a good deal from the toad, and there is significance in the difference. The " heavy-gaited toad," satis- fied with sour ants, hard beetles, and such other fare as it can easily pick up, and grown nasty in consequence, so that no- thing seeks to eat it, has hobbled through life, like a ple- thoric old gentleman, until the present day, on its original feet. The more versatile and nimble- witted frog, an authentic standard foot. seeking better diet and greater security of life, went back to the elem
. Concerning animals and other matters. Animal behavior; Natural history. FEET AND HANDS a good deal from the toad, and there is significance in the difference. The " heavy-gaited toad," satis- fied with sour ants, hard beetles, and such other fare as it can easily pick up, and grown nasty in consequence, so that no- thing seeks to eat it, has hobbled through life, like a ple- thoric old gentleman, until the present day, on its original feet. The more versatile and nimble- witted frog, an authentic standard foot. seeking better diet and greater security of life, went back to the element in which it was bred, and, swimming much, became better fitted for swimming. The soft elastic skin between the fingers or toes is just the sort of tissue which responds most readily to inward impulses, and we find that the very same change has come about in those birds and beasts which live much in water. I know that this is not the accepted theory. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Aitken, Edward Hamilton, 1851-1909; Bannerman, William Burney, 1858-. New York, E. P. Dutton
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