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I can no more explain why i like "natural history" than why i like california canned peaches; nor why i do not care for that enormous brand of natural history which deals with invertebrates any more than why i do not care for brandied peaches. all i can say is that almost as soon as i began to read at all i began to like to read about the natural history of beasts and birds and the more formidable or interesting reptiles and fishes.
-Theodore Roosevelt
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I Can No More Explain Why I

Theodore Roosevelt
I can no more explain why i like "natural history" than why i like california canned peaches; nor why i do not care for that enormous brand of natural history which deals with invertebrates any more than why i do not care for brandied peaches. all i can say is that almost as soon as i began to read at all i began to like to read about the natural history of beasts and birds and the more formidable or interesting reptiles and fishes.
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