. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. OF '. 191 apply of raw beef, Oflvc^l bncaiae its' It liiid quite a inoyonionts, could swiiiiining about, util quite close to nijule a quick dart â itli a single eftbit u'dy the shape of The poor fish was tiers of mutilated u'ch of a dinner, 'liich indeed very sed, according to ut, and the goH- -^h tlie fastidious of frogs, and fed l»y the effects on inflict such very of the frog into of the intended nner was ready, beneath it, sei
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. OF '. 191 apply of raw beef, Oflvc^l bncaiae its' It liiid quite a inoyonionts, could swiiiiining about, util quite close to nijule a quick dart â itli a single eftbit u'dy the shape of The poor fish was tiers of mutilated u'ch of a dinner, 'liich indeed very sed, according to ut, and the goH- -^h tlie fastidious of frogs, and fed l»y the effects on inflict such very of the frog into of the intended nner was ready, beneath it, seized ch, and sunk to afterwards; and ived up, like the i increased from g, and weiglunrr for by the fact'^ ' want of water vould be likely son of reposeâ s well supplied lout any result, lily collected in n which nature istances in the iniselves within iking; and the lere the honey- ingdoni, 1 may planted in his nizzled by the ourse of a few proper season, te time as the le winter time, lie south basin ned the water were stiffered to expire during the night, and in the morning the poor Lcpidosiren was found chilled to death. The history of this creature is not only interesting, but is valuable u t it shows the comparative advantages of watching the habits of animals in large and small habitations. Had, for example, the creature lived from the first in the large l»asin, its remarkable mode of eating its food could not have been observed, as it always seeks the bottom of its prison for that purpose; while, had it been always kept in the glass tank, its graceful movements and fish-eating ])ropensities would n(!ver have been discovered. The bones of the Lepidosiren are, when first taken from the body, of a bright green colour, and so gelatinous in structure, that if left in the water they would probably dissolve. After a time, howevei-, the green colour fades, though traces of it can still be discerned. The l)ones of the head an?, however, of a firmer character, as is needful
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