| 1843 - 524 стор.
...hear this noise, they know the two are together. They were at this time (October) laying their oggs. The female, where the soil is sandy, deposits them...deep hiss fall to the ground with a heavy sound, as h' struck dead. I frequently gotxon their backs, and then, upon giving a few raps on the hinder part... | |
| Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1843 - 532 стор.
...this noise, they know the two are together. They were at this time (October) laying their eggs. The Bynoe found seven placed in a line in a fissure. The...deep hiss fall to the ground with a heavy sound, as if struck dead. I frequently got on their backs, and then, upon giving a few raps on the hinder part... | |
| Popular history - 1843 - 434 стор.
...they are hatched, fall a prey in great numbers to a buzzard with the habits of the Caracara vulture. The old ones seem generally to die from accidents,...deep hiss, fall to the ground with a heavy sound, as if struck dead. I frequently got on their backs, and then upon giving a few raps on the hinder part... | |
| 1850 - 602 стор.
...Darwin declares with certainty that they do not overhear a person walking close behind them. He was amused, when overtaking one of these great monsters...quietly pacing along, to see how suddenly, the instant he .passed, it would draw in its head and legs, and uttering a deep hiss, fall to the ground with a... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1846 - 716 стор.
...at least several of the inhabitants told me that they had never found one dead without some evident cause. The inhabitants believe that these animals...deep hiss, fall to the ground with a heavy sound, as if struck dead. I frequently got on their backs, and then giving a few raps on the hinder part of their... | |
| Robert Patterson - 1849 - 282 стор.
...They believe," says Mr. Darwin, " that these animals are absolutely deaf; certainly they do not hear a person walking close behind them. I was always amused,...deep hiss, fall to the ground with a heavy sound, as if struck dead. I frequently got on their backs, and then, upon giving a few raps on the hinder part... | |
| Philip Henry Gosse - 1850 - 308 стор.
...on the road. They were at this time (October) laying their eggs. The female, where the soil is sand, deposits them together, and covers them up with sand...quietly pacing along, to see how suddenly, the instant 1 passed, it would draw in its head and legs, and uttering a deep hiss, fall to the ground with a heavy... | |
| 1850 - 602 стор.
...Darwin declares with certainty that they do not overhear a person walking close behind them. He was amused, when overtaking one of these great monsters...quietly pacing along, to see how suddenly, the instant he passed, it would draw in its head and legs, and uttering a deep hiss, fall to the ground with a... | |
| 1851 - 640 стор.
...overhear a person walking close behind them. He was amused, when overtaking one of these great monitors, as it was quietly pacing along, to see how suddenly, the instant he passed, it would draw in its head and legs, and, uttering a deep hiss, fall to the ground with a... | |
| William John Broderip - 1852 - 446 стор.
...Darwin declares with certainty that they do not overhear a person walking close behind them. He was amused, when overtaking one of these great monsters...quietly pacing along, to see how suddenly, the instant he passed, it would draw in its head and legs, and uttering a deep hiss, fall to the ground with a... | |
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