In addition to describing the mango and the Chinese habit of drinking dishes of tea, Dampier wrote about the giant tortoise or "land turtle" of the Galapagos, saying there were enough on the islands to feed up to 600 men for several months.
To my surprise, when I opened the back door, a beautiful bobcat was stationed at the other water dish, drinking.
Drinking from a dish may be more natural for your rabbits, and you might find they prefer this.
A simple test is to take a clear glass pane, drinking glass, goblet, dish, etc (must be clear) and swipe a small amount of cold grease (bacon, fat, oil, etc).
And from two factories in the Ohio Valley, operating 24/7, the Anchor Hocking Company churns out baking dishes, drinking glasses, glass canisters, glass candleholders and glass meter covers, counting on customer service, like just-in-time delivery to Wal-Mart, to stave off imports.
The glass will include ornate Viennese works featuring stylized vines, flowers and leaves made between 1900 and 1920; Czech objects that transformed a traditional technique of painting black enamel on clear glass into designs with abstract and Art Deco patterns; and simple dishes, drinking glasses and serving platters designed for industrial mass production.
1/4 cup to 5 gallons (18.9 L) of water will sanitize your drinking cups and dishes, so keep that aside for washing.
And he is, as we all are, in the midst of life's minutiae — from cigarette rolling to coffee drinking, diaper changing to dish washing.
Throw in a good supply of different kinds of food -- anything from unsweetened cereal to fish to fruit to his mixes and a dish of drinking water.
It's short: three nominal starters, one dessert, one hot main dish, but, drinking tap water, you could eat two courses for under £10.
