 | 1838 - 866 pages
...liked to dip in water, but he was not fond of plunging in the whole of his body. If • his tail was kept moist, he never cared to drink ; but if it was...may have the power of absorbing water, like the skin or frogs, though it must be owned that the scaly integuments which invests that member has not much... | |
 | William Martin - Children's literature - 1871 - 388 pages
...plunging in the whole of his body. If his tail were kept moist he never cared to drink ; but if it were kept dry it became hot, and the animal appeared distressed...power of absorbing water, like the skin of frogs. Binny lived chiefly on bread, and bread and milk and sugar, but he was very fond of succulent fruits... | |
 | Wonders - Animals - 1847 - 444 pages
...which he liked to dip in water, but he was not fond of plunging in the whole body. If his tail was kept moist, he never cared to drink ; but if it was...appeared distressed, and would drink a great deal. Bread, and bread and milk, and sugar, formed the chief part of Binny's food ; but he was very fond... | |
 | 1850 - 758 pages
...Menagerie of the Zoological Society Delineated, 1830. A highly interesting and instructive work. .00 .01 cared to drink ; but if it was kept dry it became hot, and the animal appeared distressed, find would drink a great deal. It is not impossible that the tail may have the power of absorbing water,... | |
 | William John Broderip - Animal behavior - 1852 - 446 pages
...he liked to dip in water, but he was not fond of plunging in the whole of his body. If his tail was kept moist he never cared to drink ; but if it was...character which generally belongs to absorbing surfaces. It has been asserted, and in some degree proved, that the song of birds depends on that which they... | |
 | Reading book - 1854 - 300 pages
...he liked to dip in water, but he was not fond of plunging in the whole of his body. If his tail was kept moist, he never cared to drink ; but if it was...appeared distressed and would drink a great deal. " Bread, and bread and milk and sugar, formed the principal part of Binny 's food ; but he was very... | |
 | John George Wood - 1855 - 492 pages
...he liked to dip in water ; but he was not fond of plunging in the whole of his body. If his tail was kept moist he never cared to drink ; but if it was...though it must be owned that the scaly integument which encrusts that member has not much of the character which generally belongs to absorbing surfaces. "... | |
 | Dante Alighieri - 1859 - 424 pages
...he liked to dip his tail in the water, but was not fond of plunging the whole body. If his tail was kept moist, he never cared to drink; but if it was kept dry, he appeared to be distressed, and would drink a good deal. The earliest notice of the beaver is in... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1863 - 832 pages
...in water, but he was not fond of plunging in the whole of his body. If his tail was kept moist, ho never cared to drink ; but if it was kept dry, it....skin of frogs, though it must be owned that the scaly covering of that member has not much of the character that generally Ixjlongs to absorbing surfaces.... | |
 | Readers - 1864 - 386 pages
...he liked to dip in water, but he was not fond of plunging in the whole of his body. If his tail was kept moist, he never cared to drink ; but if it was...appeared distressed and would drink a great deal. " Bread, and bread and milk and sugar, formed the principal part of Binny's food ; but he was very... | |
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... masses, which he could not grasp readily with his teeth, he pushed forwards, leaning against them with his right fore-paw and his chin. He never carried anything on his tail, which he liked to dip in water, but he was not fond of plunging in the whole... 
