Principles of Geology, Vol. 3 of 4: Being an Inquiry How Far the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface Are Referable to Causes Now in Operation (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Principles of Geology, Vol. 3 of 4: Being an Inquiry How Far the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface Are Referable to Causes Now in OperationMules not strictly intermediate between the parent species. - It seems rarely to happen that the mule offspring is truly intermediate in character between the two parents. Thus Hunter mentions that, in his experiments, one of the hybrid pups resembled the wolf much more than the rest of the litter; and we are informed by Wiegmann, that, in a litter lately ob tained in the Royal Menagerie at Berlin, from a white pointer and a She-wolf, two of the cubs resem bled the common wolf-dog, but the third was like a pointer with hanging ears.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.