Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 689
LEOPARDS. >ne peculiarity which is not, I think, generallyaiown. It is said that the giraffe is one of the[uietest creatures on earth, for he has never beenmown to utter a sound of any kind, under any cir- very small eyes, a big head and nose, and one ofthe most dreadful mouths you ever looked… … >&&t^ GIRAFFES. that mouth would hold a bushel of potatoes. I mayslightly overrate its capacity, but I will not takeback more than two or three ofthe largest potatoes. When you look at the cage orden in which this huge creature isconfined, you will get an idea ofwhat the keepers think of…
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