 The tortoise is very fond of water, drinking large quantities, and wallowing in the mud. The larger islands alone possess springs, and these are always situated towards the central parts, and at a considerable height. The tortoises, therefore, which frequent...  The Voyage of the Beagle - Էջ 405Charles Darwin - 1909 - 547 էջԱմբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | 1843 - 524 էջ
...is very fond of water, drinking large quantities, and wallowing m the mud. The larger islands alone possess springs, and these are always situated towards the central parts, and at a considerable elevation. The tortoises, therefore, which frequent the lower districts when thirsty, are obliged to... | |
 | Popular history - 1843 - 434 էջ
...the Galapagos Tortoise is distinguished from the Indian, (T. elepkantina,) are strongly marked. alone possess springs, and these are always situated towards the central parts, and at a considerable elevation. The Tortoises, therefore, which frequent the lower districts, when thirsty are obliged to... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1843 - 532 էջ
...is very fond of water, drinking large quantities, and wallowing in the mud. The larger islands alone possess springs, and these are always situated towards the central parts, and at a considerable elevation. The tortoises, therefore, which frequent the lower districts when thirsty, arc obliged to... | |
 | 1843 - 1040 էջ
...fond of water, drinking large quantities, and wallowing in the mud. The larger islands alone -i>ss*>ss springs, and these are always situated towards the central parts, and at a considerable elevation. The tortoises, therefore, which frequent the lower districts when thirsty, are obliged to... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1846 - 716 էջ
...large quantities, and wallowing in the mud. The larger islands alone possess springs, and these aie always situated towards the central parts, and at...to the sea-coast; and the Spaniards, by following them up, first discovered the watering-places. When I landed at Chatham Island, I could not imagine... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1850 - 308 էջ
...is very fond of water, drinking large quantities, and wallowing in the mud. The larger islands alone possess springs, and these are always situated towards the central parts, and at a considerable elevation. The Tortoises therefore, which frequent the lower districts, when thirsty, are obliged to... | |
 | 1852 - 422 էջ
...large quantities, and wallowing in the mud. The larger islands," speaking of the Galapagos, " alone possess springs, and these are always situated towards...to the sea-coast; and the Spaniards, by following them up, first discovered the watering-places. When I landed at Chatham Island, I could not imagine... | |
 | William Somerville Orr - 1855 - 564 էջ
...springs, and tbcse are always situated towards the central parts, and at a considerable elevation. The Tortoises, therefore, which frequent the lower...a long distance. Hence broad and well-beaten paths radiate in every direction from the wells even down to the sea coast, and the Spaniards, by following... | |
 | William Somerville Orr - 1855 - 566 էջ
...is very fond of water, drinking large quantities, and wallowing in the mud. The larger islands alone possess springs, and these are always situated towards the central parts, and at a considerable elevation. The Tortoises, therefore, which frequent the lower districts, when thirsty, are obliged... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1859 - 720 էջ
...possess springs, and these are always situated toward the central parts, and at a considerable elevation. The tortoises, therefore, which frequent the lower...a long distance. Hence broad and well-beaten paths radiate in every direction from the wells even down to the sea-coast, and the Spaniards, by following... | |
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