Scientific Illustration

compendium-of-beasts:

Vigogne attaquée par un carnassier (Cougar). (1870)

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compendium-of-beasts:

[Civet with prey.]

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compendium-of-beasts:

Caracals hunting. (1894)

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[Tarantula catching a bird.] (1885)

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Comparative anatomy of the predator and its prey.

The Hand; its Mechanism and Vital Endowments, as Evincing Design. Sir Charles Bell, 1854.

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Posted on August 15, 2011 via Biomedical Ephemera, or: A Frog for Your Boils with 99 notes

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