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Roosevelt in Africa : graphic account of the world's most renowned hunter in the wilds of Africa, his unerring aim and wonderful ability as a hunter, encounters with lions, tigers, elephants and other wild beasts of the jungle : containing also a complete history and study of wild animals of the world, their appearance, habits, traits of character and every detail of their wild life, with thrilling and exciting experiences of hunters of big game in all parts of the globe, including mortal combats between ferocious wild animals, dangerous and daring exploits, and hair-breadth escapes (1909)

Seymour, Frederick H. A, Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI · [Chicago? : D.B. McCurdy] · leaf 427

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THE STORY OF THE FOSSA. 403 in a less perfect state at an earlier period of the earth’s development, and are called stealthy cats, including the palm-civets, civets, genets and mun- gooses. Should the body of a large, reddish-brown palm-civet be imbued with the lively, sportive nature, the intense… … THE FOSSA cat, this unique animal would present in itself the combination of these con¬ tradictory features. The feet, which are furnished with curved, sharp, and somewhat retractable claws, are very similar to those of a cat, except that the whole sole of the hind pair is knotted, and applied to…

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 · Hunting · Animals

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