 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1837 - 344 sivua
...selected, to the top of which the Otters scramble, where, lying on the belly, with their fore feet bent backwards, they give themselves an impulse with...enjoyment, until fatigue or hunger induces them to desist. In the summer, this amusement is obtained by selecting a spot where the river-bank is sloping, has... | |
 | John Howard Hinton - 1850 - 1008 sivua
...bent backwards, they give themselves an impulse with their hind legs, and swiftly glide head foremost down the declivity, sometimes for the distance of...enjoyment, until fatigue or hunger induces them to desist. In the summer this amusement is obtained by selecting a spot where the river bank is sloping, has a... | |
 | Elliott Coues - 1877 - 532 sivua
...litter annually about the middle of April of from one to three young." *Arch. fllr Naturg. 1869, p. 289. In the Middle and Southern States, Audubon says they...observations, as rendered by him in the following language: — "The otters ascend the bank at a place suitable for their diversion, and sometimes where it is... | |
 | Elliott Coues - 1877 - 414 sivua
...sloping bank into the water. It seems to be a favorite amusement of this creature, "jnst for fun". Godmau speaks of the diversion in the following terms:—...import are made by various writers, and accord with Audubou's personal observations, as rendered by him in the following language: — " The otters ascend... | |
 | Elliott Coues - 1877 - 416 sivua
...of this creature, "just for fun". Godruan speaks of the diversion in the following terms:—"Their favorite sport is sliding, and for this purpose in...import are made by various writers, and accord with Andubon's personal observations, as rendered by him in the following language:— " The otters ascend... | |
 | Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) - 1877 - 418 sivua
...amusement of this creature, "just for fun". Godman speaks of the diversion in the following terms:—"Their favorite sport is sliding, and for this purpose in...of similar import are made by various writers, and acdord with Audubou's personal observations, as rendered by him in the following language:— " The... | |
 | Linnaean Society of New York - 1882 - 430 sivua
...an impulse with their hind legs and swiftly glide head-foremost down the declivity, sometimes for a distance of twenty yards. This sport they continue...enjoyment until fatigue or hunger induces them to desist." This statement accords with the observations of Cartwright, Hearne, Richardson, Auclubon, and others,... | |
 | Polar regions - 1882 - 264 sivua
...bent backwards, they give themselves an impulse with their hind legs, and swiftly glide head foremost down the declivity, sometimes for the distance of...apparently with the keenest enjoyment, until fatigue and hunger induce them to desist." The fondness of the otter for this pastime is turned to account... | |
 | Polar regions - 1882 - 268 sivua
...bent backwards, they give themselves an impulse with their hind legs, and swiftly glide head foremost down the declivity, sometimes for the distance of...apparently with the keenest enjoyment, until fatigue and hunger induce them to desist." The fondness of the otter for this pastime is turned to account... | |
 | 1884 - 312 sivua
...the belly with the fore-feet bent backwards, they give themselves an impulse with their hind-legs, and swiftly glide head-foremost down the declivity,...enjoyment, until fatigue or hunger induces them to desist." SQUIRREL INCIDENTS.— Mr. Wm. Temple reports that while out shooting last fall, he had paused to listen,... | |
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Their favorite sport is sliding, and for this purpose in winter the highest ridge of snow is selected, to the top of which the Otters scramble, where, lying on the belly with the fore-feet bent backwards, they give themselves an impulse with their hind... 
