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1 I, 1 | fishes; others get their food and spend their days in 2 I, 1 | these creatures seek their food in the night-time loose 3 I, 1 | some creatures catch their food, others treasure it up; 4 I, 2 | organs whereby they take food and the organs where into 5 I, 2 | discharge the residuum of their food: I say, the great majority, 6 I, 2 | the way, the organ whereby food is taken in is called the 7 I, 2 | names.~Now the residuum of food is twofold in kind, wet 8 I, 4 | business of preparing the food is seated in the mouth, 9 I, 5 | while the rest serves for food as the germ develops. A " 10 I, 11 | them, and introduces its food into its mouth, whether 11 I, 11 | mouth, whether liquid or dry food, and it is the only living 12 II, 1 | drinks by lifting up its food with the aid of this organ 13 II, 5 | by which it munches its food, grinding it like so much 14 II, 17 | four stomachs; in it the food is found, but there is no 15 II, 17 | hollow skin, into which the food first enters and where it 16 III, 17 | the view of limiting their food by curtailment of the hours 17 III, 20 | the employment of special food, and cases have been actually 18 IV, 1 | tentacles they apprehend their food and draw it into their mouths, 19 IV, 1 | over his mouth he draws in food, and the last of his feelers 20 IV, 1 | in the act of receiving food by the mouth. They can shift 21 IV, 1 | which are not articles of food. There are two others, one 22 IV, 4 | its hold to go in quest of food. In the case of the univalves 23 IV, 5 | which is made use of for food; this is the kind in which 24 IV, 5 | exceedingly small and unfit for food. Singularly enough, the 25 IV, 5 | and to limpets). For the food on which the creature lives 26 IV, 5 | adapted for getting at the food, and the excretion is above, 27 IV, 5 | the taste, and unfit for food. A similar or at least an 28 IV, 6 | it discharges and admits food and liquid matter, just 29 IV, 6 | sought after as articles of food, but in summer weather they 30 IV, 7 | insects taste and imbibe their food. In some insects this organ 31 IV, 8 | taste and the eating of food of this kind. Fishes have 32 IV, 8 | regard to taste. For the food that insects go in quest 33 IV, 11 | digestion like ordinary food. When people rest duality 34 v, 12 | of not going in quest of food during the hatching period.~ 35 v, 16 | that the animal takes its food.~There is a particular species 36 v, 19 | whilst it is young, takes food and voids excrement; but 37 v, 19 | nympha", it ceases to take food and to void excrement, and 38 v, 22 | original honey, when no food or very little is in the 39 v, 22 | effort of its own and takes food, and holds on so tightly 40 v, 31 | enjoying an abundance of food while the dolphin is out 41 VI, 6 | is said to abstain from food, to avoid harrying the young 42 VI, 6 | them and supplies them with food.~ 43 VI, 8 | to provide herself with food. In the goose tribe the 44 VI, 8 | can provide herself with food without having to submit 45 VI, 8 | the female, bringing her food and feeding her. The female 46 VI, 9 | precaution, by supplying her with food, to prevent her going off 47 VI, 10 | membranes is a liquid. The food inside the stomach of the 48 VI, 10 | egg-substance no longer, the food inside is egg-like in appearance. 49 VI, 12 | the sea and derives its food from it, so that it must 50 VI, 13 | is better supplied with food than the outer sea, and 51 VI, 18 | state that abundancy of food has a tendency to tame the 52 VI, 35 | dog, and live on the same food; they live about six years. 53 VII, 4 | found to be replete with food of which the mother had 54 VIII, 1 | their character and their food.~In the great majority of 55 VIII, 1 | themselves also in procuring food for their young, and after 56 VIII, 1 | life concentrate. Their food depends chiefly on the substance 57 VIII, 2 | from their finding their food and fixing their habitat 58 VIII, 2 | on land, yet derive their food from the water, and live 59 VIII, 2 | aerial or that derives its food from the land, whereas of 60 VIII, 2 | inhaling air many get their food from the water; moreover 61 VIII, 2 | feeding; for as they get their food in the water they cannot 62 VIII, 2 | in water along with their food, and if they take in water 63 VIII, 2 | it is by way of procuring food that these creatures take 64 VIII, 2 | of which their subsequent food is constituted; for, as 65 VIII, 2 | or the character of their food; and the mode of life of 66 VIII, 2 | and goes about in quest of food. Of shell-fish that are 67 VIII, 2 | but in other respects the food varies with the varying 68 VIII, 2 | and on chance morsels of food thrown to them; the greater 69 VIII, 2 | roots, or on any chance food found in the mud. Their 70 VIII, 2 | water. And so much for the food of fishes.~ 71 VIII, 3 | which they derive their food.~There are other birds whose 72 VIII, 3 | other birds whose favourite food consists of insects found 73 VIII, 3 | trunks of trees in quest of food. There is also the greenpie, 74 VIII, 3 | rear their young on animal food, with the sole exception 75 VIII, 3 | into such as procure their food on dry land, such as frequent 76 VIII, 4 | belly. The serpent takes any food presented to him, eats birds 77 VIII, 4 | snakes can both go without food for a long time; and this 78 VIII, 5 | carnivorous. It devours its food greedily and fiercely, and 79 VIII, 5 | its urine. It infects the food it eats with a strong smell 80 VIII, 6 | pleased in the matter of food. It takes on fat more rapidly 81 VIII, 7 | finely winnowed, or on sweet food, such as figs, or pulp from 82 VIII, 8 | more or less enjoy their food, and a place will give good 83 VIII, 10| the greater part of their food; a large amount of salt 84 VIII, 10| admixture of salt in their food tends also to increase the 85 VIII, 10| ewes be fed with salted food as the lambing season draws 86 VIII, 10| kind; and these articles of food fatten all the more if they 87 VIII, 11| will touch no article of food unless it have a sweet-tasting 88 VIII, 11| underground.~So much for the food of animals of the leading 89 VIII, 12| procuring a due supply of food; and these habits are modified 90 VIII, 13| reasons, and firstly for food. For the feeding is more 91 VIII, 14| period bees never touch the food set before them, and if 92 VIII, 15| from their lair in quest of food.~Most fishes are at their 93 VIII, 17| is also said that from no food being taken the gut almost 94 VIII, 19| seasons. Not only have they food in greater abundance at 95 VIII, 19| bring down a large supply of food. Besides, a great number 96 VIII, 19| abundance of their special food in such localities, and 97 VIII, 20| sea-weed or sea-moss; if any food is thrown to them during 98 VIII, 21| is very good for ordinary food. The best food for rearing 99 VIII, 21| ordinary food. The best food for rearing and fattening 100 VIII, 21| essential is to vary the food as much as possible, for 101 VIII, 21| is said that one kind of food blows the animal out, that 102 VIII, 23| ears and disinclination for food. The animal soon succumbs, 103 VIII, 24| haunches; if it goes without food for several days and turns 104 VIII, 28| exists, is attributed to the food, as being abundant in one 105 VIII, 28| small birds being scarce; food is scanty also for the hare 106 IX, 1 | localities or subsist on the food. If the means of subsistence 107 IX, 1 | were no lack or stint of food, then those animals that 108 IX, 1 | for owing to the fact that food is constantly supplied to 109 IX, 1 | districts and on the same food; and so with the green wood 110 IX, 1 | is holding, so that it is food also that makes enemies 111 IX, 1 | for they live on the same food; with the pig for preying 112 IX, 1 | carnivorous and live on the same food. Elephants fight fiercely 113 IX, 1 | friendship or the is due to the food they feed on and the life 114 IX, 6 | The trochilus gets his food thereby, and the crocodile 115 IX, 7 | masticate pieces of suitable food, will open the beaks of 116 IX, 7 | preparing them betimes to take food. (When the male bird is 117 IX, 8 | not able to fly afield for food for them. Quails and partridges, 118 IX, 11 | this latter bird finds his food with ease and has a musical 119 IX, 11 | of disposition, finds its food with ease, and is something 120 IX, 12 | pretty, and it finds its food with ease. The catarrhactes 121 IX, 12 | marshes; they find their food with ease, are good-tempered, 122 IX, 15 | The aegithus finds its food with ease, has many young, 123 IX, 17 | it feeds on two kinds of food; it has a strong hold on 124 IX, 17 | The acanthis finds its food with difficulty; its plumage 125 IX, 18 | of resource, carries its food with it, is eager in the 126 IX, 18 | two birds live on the same food.~ 127 IX, 23 | fieldfare) feeds on the same food as the owsel; is of the 128 IX, 25 | it is an article of human food.~ 129 IX, 29 | superior size snaps up the food brought before the smaller 130 IX, 31 | circumscribed districts where the food would be insufficient for 131 IX, 32 | difficulty in procuring its food, preys on dead animals, 132 IX, 32 | puts aside its superfluous food for its young; for owing 133 IX, 32 | difficulty in procuring food day by day, it at times 134 IX, 34 | evening and dawn. Their food consists of mice, lizards, 135 IX, 34 | its young, provides its food with ease, fetches food 136 IX, 34 | food with ease, fetches food to its nest, and is of a 137 IX, 34 | to grab furiously at its food; and when it does grab at 138 IX, 34 | when it does grab at its food, it grabs it in large morsels. 139 IX, 34 | another, to secure a morsel of food or a comfortable position, 140 IX, 36 | latter species find their food with very little difficulty, 141 IX, 37 | places, for their natural food is found there. Carnivorous 142 IX, 38 | away and storing up their food; all this may be seen, for 143 IX, 39 | It sleeps and stores its food away from the centre, but 144 IX, 40 | simply goes a-hunting for its food; while the bee—for we shall 145 IX, 40 | a-hunting, but constructs its food out of gathered material 146 IX, 40 | for honey is the bee’s food. This fact is shown by the 147 IX, 40 | They have also another food which is called bee-bread; 148 IX, 40 | entire swarm, either for food or for any other reason. 149 IX, 40 | afterwards from a surfeit of food they cannot fly, but go 150 IX, 40 | creature, or ever eats animal food. They have no fixed date 151 IX, 40 | themselves in search of food and return back to the swarm. 152 IX, 40 | are grown, the bees put food beside them and cover them 153 IX, 40 | combs, they leave enough food behind for winter use; if 154 IX, 40 | store up another article of food resembling wax in hardness, 155 IX, 40 | sweet-tasting articles of food. The elder bees do the indoor 156 IX, 41 | the most part on animal food. Some of the tame wasps 157 IX, 42 | the most part on animal food: for this reason they hover 158 IX, 42 | sweet fruits. Such is their food. They have also kings or 159 IX, 42 | not, like bees, store up food, but pass the winter in 160 IX, 43 | Being epicures as to their food, they fly, one at a time, 161 IX, 48 | are pursuing a fish for food; then, if the fish endeavours 162 IX, 49 | and providing them with food, and so intent upon these 163 IX, 50 | be kept two days without food, and, after being hung up 164 IX, 50 | herds, as they get their food out of doors, ruminate to