Word: hinde
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...York's moths were snow-white linden moths (Ennomos subsignarius) of the measuring-worm or elm-span family (Geometridae). In the caterpillar stage they live on leaves, preferably elm and linden, and also like lettuce salad. Having but two pairs of prolegs. the worms push themselves with their hind legs until they are humped like a croquet wicket, then slide their front ends forward. Grown fat, they spin a thread, slide down it to the ground, snooze under fallen leaves. Early in July the moth emerges, seeks company, goes off whichever way the wind is blowing. Last week...
...horse originated in North America. It had four toes on its fore feet, three toes on its hind feet. Moderns speak of it as Eohippus. It stood about 16 in. high, lived some 25 million years ago. In 24,900,000 years Eohippus grew up to the size of the modern horse, went wandering across America into Asia, across Asia, down into Africa. There the Libyans tamed him. From this horse is descended the race of pure-blooded Arab horses, famed for fleetness, which Arabian breeders still guard jealously. Some of his cousins went to France, were also tamed. These...
Maine lobstermen say other U. S. lobsters are inferior to theirs. Maine lobsters are sturdy, cannibalistic, pugnacious. They will stand on their hind claws, lift their fore claws and strike out like boxers. They molt three or four times a year. After a young lobster has cast its shell it turns around and eats it. After some 23 molts the shell is tough, the lobster considers himself a man and goes off in search of a batch of eggs to fertilize. In the winter lobsters live in mud at the bottom of the sea five or six miles from shore...
...tossing his head up & down, Pickett's legs and feet flying like a whiplash, he was in a very dangerous and precarious position. At this very critical point, the cowboys commenced to throw their lassos, some aiming for the bull's front legs and some for his hind legs, and with this, the fed-up and disgruntled multitude commenced to throw cushions, empty beer bottles, bananas, oranges, etc., some almost nailing Pickett-and with the danger, noise, confusion and fatigue, Pickett released all holds and bit the dust instead of the bull's nose. The bull, fortunately...
...animals had been subject to privation for at least 29 days. Three died or were killed on the voyage. They were tied with their backs to the sea, and their hind quarters were covered with salt from the sea waves. Many of them were not shod. Most of them were lame, a few suffered from partial paralysis, several had been severely kicked and bitten, and two were little more than skeletons. Some of the horses were badly injured while being swung ashore, but they were beaten and prodded violently with sticks. We watched one man strike a horse 35 times...