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Page 284
... animals and the influence of Roman chip - carving patterns , however , were to become the principal elements of the Migration style of the 5th - 9th centuries . Skill in depicting birds , four - legged animals , and even men may be seen ...
... animals and the influence of Roman chip - carving patterns , however , were to become the principal elements of the Migration style of the 5th - 9th centuries . Skill in depicting birds , four - legged animals , and even men may be seen ...
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... animals are usually kept in houses , sometimes with associated outdoor enclosures . Cages , or some form of barrier , are usually necessary to prevent the animals from escaping , and to discourage the public from getting too close to ...
... animals are usually kept in houses , sometimes with associated outdoor enclosures . Cages , or some form of barrier , are usually necessary to prevent the animals from escaping , and to discourage the public from getting too close to ...
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... animals — involving physiology , development , or behaviour - the current em- phasis is on elucidating the broad biological principles that identify animals as one aspect of nature . Zoology has thus given up its exclusive emphasis on ...
... animals — involving physiology , development , or behaviour - the current em- phasis is on elucidating the broad biological principles that identify animals as one aspect of nature . Zoology has thus given up its exclusive emphasis on ...
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