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1Exousi de\ ta_ zw|~a kai\ ta_ mege/qh diafe/ronta tou~ sto&matoj. Tw~n me\n ga&r e0sti<br />

ta_ sto&mata a)nerrwgo&ta, w3sper kuno_j kai\ le/ontoj kai\ pa&ntwn tw~n<br />

karxarodo&ntwn.<br />

<strong><strong>Animal</strong>s</strong> vary <strong>in</strong> the sizes <strong>of</strong> their mouths. Some have mouths which open wide (e.g., the<br />

dog, the lion, <strong>and</strong> all the saw-toothed animals.<br />

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Aristotle, Historia <strong>Animal</strong>ium 507b IV B.C.<br />

Text <strong>and</strong> translation: A. L. Peck, ed., tr., Aristotle. Historia <strong>Animal</strong>ium I (Cambridge,<br />

Mass. <strong>and</strong> London, 1965).<br />

a)lla_ ta_ me\n e1xei mei/zw th_n koili/an, w3sper u{j kai\ a1rktoj (kai\ h3 ge th~j u(o_j<br />

o)li/gaj e1xei lei/aj pla&kaj), ta_ de\ polu_ e0la&ttw kai\ ou) pollw|~ mei/zw tou~ e0nte/rou,<br />

kaqa&per le/wn kai\ ku&wn kai\ a1nqrwpoj.<br />

Some [animals] have a comparatively large stomach (e.g., the pig <strong>and</strong> the bear; the pig’s<br />

stomach has a few smooth folds <strong>in</strong> it); some have a much smaller one, not much larger<br />

than the gut, e.g., the dog, the lion, <strong>and</strong> the man.<br />

59<br />

Aristotle, Historia <strong>Animal</strong>ium 517a-517b IV B.C.<br />

Text <strong>and</strong> translation: A. L. Peck, ed., tr., Aristotle. Historia <strong>Animal</strong>ium I (Cambridge,<br />

Mass. <strong>and</strong> London, 1965).<br />

tw~n d' e0xo&ntwn ta_ me/n e0st<strong>in</strong> eu)quw&nuxa, w3sper a1nqrwpoj, ta_ de\ gamyw&nuxa,<br />

w3sper kai\ tw~n pezw~n le/wn kai\ tw~n pthnw~n a)eto&j.<br />

Of the animals that possess nails, then, some have straight ones (e.g., man), others<br />

crooked or curved ones (an example from walk<strong>in</strong>g animals is the lion, from fly<strong>in</strong>g ones,<br />

the eagle.<br />

60<br />

Aristotle, Historia <strong>Animal</strong>ium 522b IV B.C.<br />

Text <strong>and</strong> translation: A. L. Peck, ed., tr., Aristotle. Historia <strong>Animal</strong>ium I (Cambridge,<br />

Mass. <strong>and</strong> London, 1965).<br />

e0n Fa&sei me/n e0sti boi5dia mikra_ w{n e3kaston bda&lletai ga&la polu&, ai9 d'<br />

0Hpeirwtikai\ bo&ej ai9 mega&lai bda&llontai e9ka&sth a)mfore/a kai\ tou&tou to_ h3misu<br />

kata_ tou_j du&o mastou&j: o( de\ bda&llwn o)rqo_j e3sthken, mikro_n e0piku&ptwn, dia_ to_<br />

mh_ du&nasqai a2n e0fiknei=sqai kaqh&menoj. Gi/netai d' e1cw o1nou kai\ ta}lla mega&la e0n<br />

th|~ 0Hpei/rw| tetra&poda, me/gistoi d' oi9 bo&ej kai\ oi9 ku&nej.<br />

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