 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 728 pàgines
..."The tortoise," adds Mr. W. "like other reptiles, has an arbitrary stomach, as well as longs, and can refrain from eating, as well as breathing, for a great part of the year. I was much taken with its sagacity, in discerning those that do il kind offices ; for as soon as (he... | |
 | Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - 1818 - 894 pàgines
..."The tortoise," adds Mr. W. "like other reptiles, has an arbitrary stomach, as well as lungs, and can refrain from eating, as well as breathing, for a great part of the jear. I was much taken with its sagacity, in discerning those that do it kind offices ; for as soou... | |
 | J. Macloc - 1820 - 348 pàgines
...about the size of a large walnut. The tortoise has an arbitrary stomach, as well as lungs, and can refrain from eating as well as breathing, for a great part of the year. It is particularly remarked for its longevity, being known to exist upwards of a hundred years. Its... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1822 - 380 pàgines
...becomes dark. The tortoise, like other reptiles, has an arbitrary stomach as well as lungs ; and can refrain from eating as well as breathing for a great part of the year. When first awakened it eats nothing ; nor again in the Autumn before it retires : through the height... | |
 | 1823 - 858 pàgines
...becomes dark. Tbe tertobe, like other reptiles, has an arbitrary stomach as well as lungs ; and can refrain from eating as well as breathing for a great part of the year. When first awakened it eats nothing ; nor again in the autumn before it retires: through the height... | |
 | Mary Trimmer - 1825 - 248 pàgines
...hatched in September, at which time the young are about the size of a large walnut. The Tortoise can refrain from eating as well as breathing, for a great part of the year. It is particularly remarked for its longevity, being known to exist upwards of a hundred and twenty... | |
 | Georges baron Cuvier - 1831 - 722 pàgines
...dark. " The tortoise, as well as other reptiles, has an arbitrary stomach, as well as lungs, and can refrain from eating, as well as breathing, for a great part of the year. I was much taken with its sagacity, in discerning those that do it kind offices ; for as soon as the... | |
 | Georges baron Cuvier - 1831 - 782 pàgines
...dark. " The tortoise, as well as other reptiles, has an arbitrary stomach, as well as lungs, and can refrain from eating, as well as breathing, for a great part of the year. I was much taken with its sagacity, in discerning those that do it kind offices ; for as soon аз... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1832 - 440 pàgines
...in gardens, where it destroys noxious vermin." la Cep. 190. " The tortoise observed by Mr. G. Whita. scooped slowly out for itself in the ground a winter..., ., . "It goes under the earth from the middle of Novemher to the middle of April ; but sleeps great part of the summer ; for it goes to hed, in the... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1832 - 354 pàgines
...becomes dark. The tortoise, like other reptiles, has an arbitrary stomach, as well as lungs ; and can refrain from eating as well as breathing for a great part of the year. When first awakened it eats nothing ; nor again in the autumn before it retires : through the height... | |
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... walks elate, and as it were on tiptoe, feeding with great earnestness in a morning, so sure will it rain before night. It is totally a diurnal animal, and never pretends to stir after it becomes dark. The tortoise... 
