The research vessel, a century-old 60-foot gaff-rigged ketch, looks more like it belongs to Barbary pirates than to contemporary scientists. |
At some time near the Algerian coast Barbary pirates boarded the ship and its good officers and men walked the plank. |
Also known as Barbary sheep, aoudads are horned sheep that exist primarily in the mountains of Africa. |
Foolishly, I opted for breast of Barbary duck with fondant potatoes, wilted spinach and a light lentil and butter sauce. |
Commercially grown and wild populations of Barbary sheep are legally hunted in New Mexico and Texas. |
Galen had worked mainly on Barbary apes, considered closest to the human race. |