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animals appearance attack bees birds birds of prey blood body bones called capable carnivorous caterpillars cavity cells Cetacea chrysalis chyle circulation climates color covered Crustacea devour digestion distinguished earth eggs elephant employed enabled existence external extremely feed feet female fishes flies furnished gastric juice give habitations hatched heat hive holes horse human inches inhabitants insects instinct kind labor larvæ legs live lungs males Mammalia manner mastication membrane migration mode motion mouth muscles nature nest neuters never nourishment objects observed operation organs ourang-outang papillæ perfect perform plants possessed prey principle produced propolis quadrupeds quantity Reaumur remarkable reptiles resembles respiration retina sagacity sensation sense shell situated skin society sometimes species stomach structure subclavian vein substances surface swallows tail teeth tion torpid transformation trees tribes trunk vegetable wasps whole wings winter worms young Zoophytes