Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 73
humannature in plants and animals. The more we know ofour dumb relations, the more closely do we realize thekinship between us. Fish in the spring are like youngmen at a fair — all eager for the attention of theirprospective partners. The first care of the male stickleback, when he hasacquired his… … , thoughsomewhatdiffer-ent inpattern. a barrel, shape andrather resemblesopen at both ends, as thoughthe bottom were knockedout: this form is renderednecessary because the eggs,when laid, have to be con-stantly aerated by passing a current of water throughthe nest as I shall describe hereafter. No.…
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