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Page 58 - The man who was in front tried to run his spear through the animal's body; but the orang seized it in his hands, and in an instant got hold of the man's arm, which he seized in his mouth, making his teeth meet in the flesh above the elbow, which he tore and lacerated in a dreadful manner. Had not the others been close behind, the man would have been...
The Malay Archipelago: The land of the orang-utan, and the bird of paradise. A narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature. London: Macmillan and Co. Volume 2. REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed (double key) by AEL Data, corrections by John van Wyhe and Kees Rookmaaker. RN12
1 de feb. de 2001 · About this eBook. Author. Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913. Title. The Malay Archipelago, Volume 1. The Land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise; A Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature. Credits. Produced by Martin Adamson, David Widger and Colin Choat. Language.
"Wallace (1823-1913) travelled extensively in the Malay Archipelago, he conducted scientific studies of the region's animal life, which to his deelopment of a theory of natural selection. His book is a magnificent combination of interesting sketches of travel and vivid pictures of natural history of the Indo-Malay islands, The Timor, Celebes ad Papuan group, and the Moluccas.
The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-utan, and the Bird of Paradise : a Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature. Alfred Russel Wallace. Harper & Brothers, 1869 - Ethnology - 638 pages. 0 Reviews.
The Malay archipelago : the land of the Orang-Utan, and the bird of paradise : a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature . By. Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913 Type. Book Material. Published material. Publication info. London, Macmillan and Co, 1869 Notes. Includes index. Subjects
The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1. ... a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 2. 1913 Darwinism (1889) 1913 Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection. 1913
