Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 25 | 146 | In this manner the View more quotes about scent">scent of the prey is borne to them, and their own scent is carried backward, away from the prey. |
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Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 25 | 143 | "Then you have little to fear," I said. |
| 25 | 144 | "The sleen to fear is the one of whose presence you are unaware". |
| 25 | 145 | The sleen, as most predators, whether panthers, larls, or such, will stalk in such a manner as to approach the prey from downwind, from the direction toward which the wind is blowing. |
| 25 | 146 | In this manner the scent of the prey is borne to them, and their own scent is carried backward, away from the prey. |
| 25 | 147 | To such animals scent not only detects prey, but can be informative as to its distance, movements, numbers, and sex. |
| 25 | 148 | Some predators, interestingly, will favor male prey over female prey, particularly in times of estrus. |
| 25 | 149 | The favoring of male prey, it is conjectured, tends statistically, over time, to increase the number of prey animals. |
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"Then you have little to fear," I said.
"The sleen to fear is the one of whose presence you are unaware".
The sleen, as most predators, whether panthers, larls, or such, will stalk in such a manner as to approach the prey from downwind, from the direction toward which the wind is blowing.
In this manner the scent of the prey is borne to them, and their own scent is carried backward, away from the prey.
To such animals scent not only detects prey, but can be informative as to its distance, movements, numbers, and sex.
Some predators, interestingly, will favor male prey over female prey, particularly in times of estrus.
The favoring of male prey, it is conjectured, tends statistically, over time, to increase the number of prey animals.
- (Swordsmen of Gor)