 On seeing his intended prey he gets quietly into the water, and swims to a leeward position, from whence, by frequent short dives, he silently makes his approaches, and so arranges his distance, that at the last dive he comes to the spot where the seal...  The Wonders of the World, in Nature, Art & Mindpod redakcją - 1899 - Liczba stron: 280Widok fragmentu - Informacje o książce
 | Sir John Richardson, William Swainson, William Kirby - 1829 - Liczba stron: 418
..." The Bear, on seeing his intended prey, gets quietly into the water, and swims to leeward of him, from whence, by frequent short dives, he silently...escape by rolling into the water, he falls into the Bear's clutches ; if, on the contrary, he lies still, his destroyer makes a powerful spring, kills... | |
 | 1831 - Liczba stron: 412
...creatures themselves, as she came up, threw themselves before her to receive the impulse, and thus they effected their escape. Bears are by no means...so arranges his distance, that at the last dive, he conies to the spot where the seal is lying. If the poor animal attempts to escape by rolling into the... | |
 | 1831 - Liczba stron: 418
...T—o'' he g. ets q» ;etl y mt o the water, and swim" '" a leeward position, from whence, by freq ua »< short dives, he silently makes his approaches, and...arranges his distance, that at the last dive, he comes to thp »p«i where the seal is lying. If the poor _.,mial attempts to escape by rolling into the water,... | |
 | 1834 - Liczba stron: 658
...On seeing his intended prey, he g( ts quietly into the water, and swims to a leeward positior, fn.m whence, by frequent short dives, he silently makes...is lying. If. the poor animal attempts to escape by rollmg into the water, he falls into the paws of the bear; if, on the contrary, he lies still, his... | |
 | 1835 - Liczba stron: 566
...The bear on seeing his intended prey, gets quietly into the water, and swims until to leeward of him, from whence, by frequent short dives he silently makes...escape by rolling into the water, he falls into the bear's clutches ; ifj on the contrary, he lies still, his destroyer makes a powerful spring, kills... | |
 | 1835 - Liczba stron: 550
...into the water, and swims until to leeward of him, from whence, by frequent short dives he >ili:n try makes his approaches, and so arranges his distance,...escape by rolling into the water, he falls into the bear's clutches ; if, on the contrary, he lies still, his destroyer makes a powerful spring, kills... | |
 | Richard King - 1836 - Liczba stron: 676
...bear, on seeing his intended prey, gets quietly into the water, and swims until he is leeward of him, from whence by frequent short dives he silently makes...arranges his distance, that at the last dive he comes up to the spot where the seal is lying. .If the poor animal attempts to escape byrolling into the water,... | |
 | James Hamilton Fennell - 1841 - Liczba stron: 610
...the water, and swims until he is to leeward of him, from whence, by frequent short dives, he silently approaches, and so arranges his distance, that at the last dive he comes up at the spot where the seal is lying. If the seal attempt to escape by rolling into the water, he... | |
 | Sir John Leslie, Robert Jameson, Hugh Murray - 1845 - Liczba stron: 440
...she and they escaped from danger. None of the varieties, indeed, are devoid of intelligence ; while their schemes for entrapping seals and other animals...rolling into the water, he falls into the paws of his enemy ; if, on the contrary, he lies still, his destroyer makes a powerful spring, kills him on... | |
 | Philip Tocque - 1846 - Liczba stron: 418
...catching, " on seeing his intended prey, gets quietly into the water and swims to the leeward of him, from whence, by frequent short dives, he silently...the spot where the seal is lying. If the poor animal attempt to escape by rolling into the water, he falls into the bear's clutches ; if on the contrary,... | |
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