10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATER TORTOISE»
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water tortoise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
water tortoise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
South-African Folk-tales
There came Giraffe, and said to Tortoise, " Give me water ! " Tortoise answered, "
The water belongs to Elephant." There came Zebra, who said to Tortoise, " Give
me water ! " Tortoise answered, " The water belongs to Elephant." There came ...
2
Collection of African Religion Volume 2:
NETLANCERS INC. Elephant." There cameZebra, who said to Tortoise, "Give me
water!" Tortoise answered, "The water belongsto Elephant." There came
Gemsbok, and said toTortoise, "Give me water!" Tortoise answered, "The water
belongs ...
3
Bazaar Exchange and Mart, and Journal of the Household
water-tortoise. which. I. purchased six weeks ago. The aquarium is fairly large,
and as it is stocked with weed, beyond adding a little fresh water, I have done
nothing to it for the last two years. Two goldfish have lived in it for years. I have
given ...
4
The Zebra's Stripes and Other African Animal Tales
provide them with a meal of ticks. Tortoise did not have to wait long before he
saw Hippo and his seven wives walking in single file towards the water. Tortoise
found a hiding place near the river and watched as the hippos quenched their
thirst ...
5
A Classical and Topographical Tour Through Greece During the ...
THE LAND AND WATER TORTOISE. 145 when I fed it, I was obliged to put it into
the water, and it drew to the bottom the herbs which I threw in for its support. It
was always silent. It differs from the land tortoise in form, in colour, and in being ...
6
Introduction to the study of fossil organic remains: ...
These.are, in the land- tortoise, always oval and pointed forwards ; in the sea-
tortoise, elliptical and tumid ; in the land-tortoise, elliptical ; and more or less
depressed in the fresh-water tortoise ; with a rough and shagreened surface in
the soft ...
7
Water Transport Origns & Early Evolution
These five double stripes are understood to represent respectively the crocodile,
the small water tortoise (tdmbelu), the big water tortoise, Gangamma the river
goddess, and, lastly, the coracle itself. At one or 2 feet in front of the coracle are ...
It is a terrapin, or water-tortoise, which apparently has hairs growing out from its
back. When it first arrived it seemed very unwell, and I do not one of these hairy
terrapins, and upon that occasion a. wonder, for the poor little thing had not had ...
9
The American journal of science
Description of a new species of fresh water Tortoise, inhabiting the Columbia
River; by Richard Harlan, M. D., F. L. S., &c. Emys Oregoniensis — (see plate.)
Characters. — Shell suboval, moderately depressed ; dark brown or olive, with
bright ...
10
The American Journal of Science and Arts
Description of a new species of fresh water Tortoise, inhabiting the Columbia
River; by Richard IIarlak, M. D., F. L. S., fcc. Emys Oregoniensis — (see plate.)
Characters. — Shell suboval, moderately depressed ; dark brown or olive, with
bright ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATER TORTOISE»
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water tortoise is used in the context of the following news items.
34000 tortoises released into Ganga
VARANASI: The World Turtle Day is observed across the globe annually on May 23 ... The meat of the fresh-water tortoise is in huge demand, as it said to have ... «Times of India, May 11»
