...Almost constantly we observed canoes being punted vigorously close to the surf, in fearless defiance of a catastrophe, such as a capsize and gobbling-up by voracious crocodiles...
Henry M. Stanley 「How I Found Livingstone」
...One of the best signs of his progress towards complete recovery, perhaps, was the voracious appetite which he developed when breakfast was placed upon the table...
Harry Collingwood 「The Adventures of Dick Maitland」
...It is very voracious, and is regardedon some parts of the coast as edible, while on others it isrejected...
J. Emerson Tennent 「Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon」
...It is to the Cetacea what the shark is to fishes—a voracious tyrantwith a capacious mouth, armed with formidable teeth...
Robert A. Sterndale 「Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon」
...They are very voracious and whenabundant may often do much damage especially to youngtrees...
Clarence M. Weed 「Butterflies Worth Knowing」
...Possibly, if it ever hatches the parasiticalegg at all, the voracious young Cow-bird is starved by thedelicate food supplied by its foster-parents...
P. L. Sclater 「Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2)」
...They are exceedingly voracious, feedingupon carcasses and filth of every description...
Ambrose Blacklock 「A Treatise on Sheep:」
...But the good, patient little sheep-dog had already placedherself at the grey whelp's voracious disposal, and he was pounding and tuggingaway at her in his usual merciless style...
A. J. Dawson 「Finn The Wolfhound」
...In order to satisfy it the unfortunate foster-parentshave to work like slaves, and often must they wonder why naturehas given them so voracious a child...
Douglas Dewar 「A Bird Calendar for Northern India」
...But the old birds could not possibly with their utmost exertions feeda brood of their own kind and satisfy the demands made by theappetite of the voracious stranger as well...
Rev. C. A. Johns 「British Birds in their Haunts」
...Like all voracious animals, moles require a large quantity of water,consequently their run, or fortress, generally communicates with a ditchor pond...
R. Lee 「Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals」
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