from Out of doors; a selection of original articles on practical natural history (1882). I suppose to the right person, that might be practical.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Hippo Thieves
I'm trawling through the public domain looking for a good book of animal tracks, came across this and felt I had to share. When you match the picture up with the title of the book, it's like something out of Encounter Critical:
from Out of doors; a selection of original articles on practical natural history (1882). I suppose to the right person, that might be practical.
from Out of doors; a selection of original articles on practical natural history (1882). I suppose to the right person, that might be practical.
Just today my students and I were wondering of some dinosaurs were graceful water travelers but awkward on land like hippos.
ReplyDeleteThere you go, kick it up a notch: dinosaur thieves!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this. The aristocrat in the top hat is clearly directing the operation. The guys in the kepis are probably zoo attendants, yes?
ReplyDeleteThe book is actually a pretty interesting read. On pages 8-9, Reverend Wood talks about plans to introduce wild antelopes, bison, and kangaroos into the English countryside... to be hunted for food!
I think that's so cool you went and checked out the book, Paul. I just breezed through looking for pics. Kangaroos in England sounds wacky.
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