SNAILS THAT SNORE.
A naturalist, whose name is withheld, but itmav be Munchausen, has discovered a deplorable habit in snails. He has a few pet gasteropods, which he keeps in glass cages. He was writing at his table while his snails rested in their quarters on the mantlepiece, when a strange, regular noise disturbed him. It was a long, low hum, followed by a short, louder treble note. The naturalist got up to trace the noise. He found that it came undoubtedly from the mantlepiece. Could the snails be snoring ? He knocked sharply at the glass cages. The snails woke up, the noise ceased, and thus the naturalist made the discovery that snails snore. He found on closer observation that snails bred on vines snore loudest, presumably under Bacchic influence.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 399, 7 April 1908, Page 4
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130SNAILS THAT SNORE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 399, 7 April 1908, Page 4
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