BIO 200LLB Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Thomas Bewick, Quadrupedalism, Neocortex

• School: University at Buffalo
• Department: Biological Sciences
• Course: BIO 200LLB
• Professor: Herreid, C F

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The river was very still on the curve where the eucalyptus dips towards the water. The light shaded near late afternoon and twilight would soon darken the outline of the wooded bank and the flat landscape stretching to the horizon. A small brown head, it"s sleek furred cap glided silently in the river"s flow. as you can imagine, my esteemed colleague, i wondered what the aborigine was spearing in the lake near. It is preserved in a keg of spirits with another antipodal beast. I send it to your keeping for the literary and philosophical. Thomas bewick looked at the letter closely, pursing his lips. He gingerly unfolded the pages of notes and drawings that spilled from the governor"s weathered envelope, addressed months ago. With each passing moment his surprise increased; this creature was nothing like any animal seen before. What would he write in his next edition of general history of.