Notes of a Naturalist
Anon
Genre: | Notes, Drollery |
Subjects: | Natural History, Zoology, Animal Behaviour |
Observations on several species and their characteristics derived from their names. For example, the gadfly 'is a rover, never staying long in one place', arctic bears enjoy 'swarming up the North Pole', and the ounce (a snow leopard) is the lightest of all mammals. | |
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