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Page 173
... thickness all over the body , and much thicker about the head ; this was peeled from the flesh with the skin , and ... thick coat of fat , which is a poor conductor of heat : the effect of this is , that their blood is as hot as that ...
... thickness all over the body , and much thicker about the head ; this was peeled from the flesh with the skin , and ... thick coat of fat , which is a poor conductor of heat : the effect of this is , that their blood is as hot as that ...
Page 338
... thickness of animals ' fur in winter answers the same purpose : I observe the horses and cattle have their coats much ... thick , shaggy , and somewhat erected , and partakes more of the nature of fur than of hair : in spring , when its ...
... thickness of animals ' fur in winter answers the same purpose : I observe the horses and cattle have their coats much ... thick , shaggy , and somewhat erected , and partakes more of the nature of fur than of hair : in spring , when its ...
Page 339
... thick matted masses , and got rid of by rubbing , & c . the coat becoming thin and smooth as before . A similar change takes place in those animals which are clothed with fur in sum- mer ; on the arrival of cold weather , the base of ...
... thick matted masses , and got rid of by rubbing , & c . the coat becoming thin and smooth as before . A similar change takes place in those animals which are clothed with fur in sum- mer ; on the arrival of cold weather , the base of ...
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