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Aristotle
The History of Animals

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1 I, 1 | the more" and "the less" may be represented as "excess" 2 I, 1 | defect".~Once again, we may have to do with animals 3 I, 1 | and in their plumage, and may easily be mistaken one for 4 I, 1 | the elephant.~Again, we may regard animals in another 5 I, 2 | a bladder; but an animal may have a bowel and be without 6 I, 2 | bladder. And, by the way, I may here remark that the organ 7 I, 5 | feet and four wings: and, I may observe in passing, this 8 I, 6 | consider in order that we may first get a clear notion 9 I, 15 | these upper and lower parts may be said to resemble one 10 I, 15 | due and regular sequence may be observed in our exposition, 11 I, 15 | obvious facts due attention may be subsequently given to 12 I, 16 | form from the brain as we may both feel and see.~The back 13 I, 16 | have coughed up whatever may have gone down.~The oesophagus 14 II, 13 | this absence of breasts may predicated of all non-viviparous 15 II, 17 | comparatively small.~Much the same may be predicated of the properties 16 III, 1 | descriptive particulars may be regarded by the light 17 III, 1 | at a later period. And I may here add, that a bull has 18 III, 5 | composed of it. Now, vein may be submitted to the actual 19 III, 9 | the hooves, as the case may be, of hue to match. And 20 III, 19 | get diseased, haemorrhoids may ensue in the nostril or 21 III, 19 | at the anus, or the veins may become varicose. Blood, 22 III, 19 | to turn into pus, and pus may turn into a solid concretion.~ 23 IV, 1 | and any hard structure it may happen to have, inside-in 24 IV, 1 | any sea-water that they may have taken into the sac 25 IV, 2 | empty, and this emptiness may be put down to insufficiency 26 IV, 2 | have one claw, whichever it may be, larger than the other, 27 IV, 3 | head and any other part it may possess. Some crabs have 28 IV, 4 | shell. All these statements may be verified in the case 29 IV, 5 | the urchin has what we may call its head and mouth 30 IV, 8 | together, that the fish may, in their fright, gather 31 IV, 8 | kind of a fish it is, they may succeed in coming upon the 32 IV, 8 | senses.~All other animals may, with very few exceptions, 33 IV, 8 | nests; and most insects may be banished with burnt hart’ 34 IV, 8 | octopus, and the crawfish may be caught by bait. The octopus, 35 IV, 9 | although, by the way, they may be enabled to make noises 36 IV, 9 | is freely detached, and may, so to speak, be spat outwards, 37 IV, 10 | they sleep. And the same may be said of water animals, 38 IV, 10 | following facts that we may more reasonably infer that 39 IV, 10 | their being asleep, fish may be captured by torchlight. 40 IV, 10 | soundly at night that you may cast the net without making 41 IV, 10 | times so soundly that they may be caught by hand. The dolphin 42 IV, 10 | fact that insects sleep may be very well seen in the 43 IV, 11 | parts are the better that may be termed hinder-parts or 44 v, 1 | as are viviparous, and we may observe that some quadrupeds 45 v, 8 | striking. This phenomenon may be witnessed if any one 46 v, 8 | is of long duration, as may be observed with common 47 v, 9 | for the spawn of the fish may be seen in certain places 48 v, 14 | ears do not thus drop, it may have to rut a second time 49 v, 17 | from about the middle of May to about the middle of August; 50 v, 18 | from the spot where they may have laid them, and this 51 v, 30 | untilled lands, and this fact may account for their numbers 52 v, 32 | drinks up any moisture that may be there, and dries up the 53 v, 32 | small. As a general rule we may state that such animalcules 54 v, 33 | as the subsequent season may be favourable for the young.~ 55 VI, 9 | and lays twelve eggs, or may be a slightly lesser number: 56 VI, 11 | regarding the thoric ducts may be studied by a reference 57 VI, 13 | quite small,-almost, one may say, as soon as it is born. 58 VI, 14 | of trees or wherever it may have been laid. The male 59 VI, 15 | short intervals excepted, it may be said to last the whole 60 VI, 18 | together. In a general way one may state that of male animals 61 VI, 18 | afterpig or scut: such injury may occur at any part of the 62 VI, 19 | Twins with sheep and goats may be due to richness of pasturage, 63 VI, 19 | females. Such as bear females may get to bear males, due regard 64 VI, 20 | months. In a general way one may put it that they do so when 65 VI, 21 | little premature its birth may have been, as its hooves 66 VI, 22 | impregnate the mare; it may be one, two, three, or more. 67 VI, 22 | faculties of the younger horses may be stimulated beyond their 68 VI, 22 | treated with extreme care, it may last on to the age of fifty 69 VI, 22 | accordingly intercourse may chance to take place at 70 VI, 22 | take place at a time that may render difficult the rearing 71 VI, 33 | circumstances of each case may require. The female is supplied 72 VI, 36 | proof of this statement may be gathered from the fact 73 VII, 1 | long while unbroken and may even persist with little 74 VII, 1 | in like manner women also may suffer from congenital incapacity. 75 VII, 3 | subject to differences that may be summed up as differences 76 VII, 4 | are diverse; for pregnancy may be of seven monthsduration, 77 VII, 4 | beginning of conception may have escaped the notice 78 VII, 6 | children or female, as the case may be, but children of the 79 VII, 6 | to be traced. But parents may pass on resemblance after 80 VII, 6 | after the father. And they may resemble both parents in 81 VII, 8 | but in abnormal cases it may take place in a bent position, 82 VIII, 1 | childhood: for in children may be observed the traces and 83 VIII, 1 | The life of animals, then, may be divided into two acts-procreation 84 VIII, 2 | And this differentiation may be interpreted in two different 85 VIII, 2 | and he does so that he may breathe the air. Now it 86 VIII, 2 | configuration. This phenomenon may be observed in the case 87 VIII, 2 | male to the female form. We may infer, then, that if in 88 VIII, 2 | its body; and this fact may be clearly observed in the 89 VIII, 2 | that eat no flesh; this may be inferred from the facts 90 VIII, 2 | whenever it is not starving, it may be considered as out of 91 VIII, 3 | The whole genus of birds may be pretty well divided into 92 VIII, 3 | common thrush; all three may be described as "wag-tails". 93 VIII, 3 | bird of prey, that they may catch. These birds never 94 VIII, 4 | that the swallowed mass may pass down his outstretched 95 VIII, 4 | long time; and this remark may be verified by observation 96 VIII, 6 | weighed when living, you may calculate that after death 97 VIII, 7 | smeared with hot wax, you may mold them to any shape you 98 VIII, 11| And of these latter some may be called omnivorous, inasmuch 99 VIII, 12| at hand, in others they may be said to come from the 100 VIII, 12| quails and turtle-doves may stay behind here and there 101 VIII, 13| perfectly still wherever they may happen to have been overtaken 102 VIII, 15| whereas fish in general may be caught at all periods 103 VIII, 15| itself in the mud; this may be inferred from the fact 104 VIII, 15| severe weather, and this may be inferred from the fact 105 VIII, 15| depths. This phenomenon may be observed to best advantage 106 VIII, 18| has been already stated, may in a general way be said 107 VIII, 18| animals. Sickness in birds may be diagnosed from their 108 VIII, 19| rain is good for fishes may be inferred from the fact 109 VIII, 19| benefited by summer rain; or we may state the case thus, that 110 VIII, 19| only. As a general rule it may be said that places abounding 111 VIII, 21| windpipe and the jaws. It may break out in any part of 112 VIII, 21| mere sucklings. The pimples may be got rid of by feeding 113 VIII, 22| itself, and to any animal it may bite, man excepted. Quinsy 114 VIII, 24| days and turns rabid, it may be of service to draw blood, 115 VIII, 24| of the breath; the animal may recover through the strength 116 VIII, 24| other horse with which it may have fought at any previous 117 VIII, 25| stays in the head the animal may recover, but if it descends 118 VIII, 28| 28~Variety in animal life may be produced by variety of 119 VIII, 30| whereas the crustaceans may be seen coupling and laying 120 VIII, 30| The age of a scaly fish may be told by the size and 121 IX, 1 | another "associates". One may go so far as to say that 122 IX, 2 | matter comprehensively, we may say that the following are 123 IX, 5 | the patriarchs of the herd may be told chiefly by two signs; 124 IX, 5 | in or about the month of May; after shedding, they conceal 125 IX, 7 | resemblances to human life may be observed. Pre-eminent 126 IX, 8 | any cry, so that no other may hear him and come and give 127 IX, 10 | their shells are open, they may pick the flesh out and eat 128 IX, 32 | day by day, it at times may come back to the nest with 129 IX, 37 | marine creatures, also, one may observe many ingenious devices 130 IX, 37 | wherever snails are present you may be sure there is neither 131 IX, 37 | down-turned in order that it may rise the more easily and 132 IX, 38 | 38~Of all insects, one may also say of all living creatures, 133 IX, 38 | up their food; all this may be seen, for they carry 134 IX, 39 | underneath, so that its prey may not be frightened off, but 135 IX, 39 | not be frightened off, but may strike upon the web’s upper 136 IX, 40 | they fly away home, and one may see plainly that their load 137 IX, 40 | this reason that swarms may be safely carried, as it 138 IX, 41 | course of felling, they may be seen coming out and flying 139 IX, 41 | the tame wasps that one may learn the varied characteristics 140 IX, 42 | and construct combs, as may be often seen above-ground, 141 IX, 44 | previously observed, one may detect great differences 142 IX, 50 | animals possessed of testicles may be submitted to this operation.


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