Animal
The naturalists of yesterday and the naturalists of to-day--Natural history and the natural sciences--The theory of Evolution--The chief industries of Man--The chief industries of Animals--Intelligence and instinct--Instinctive actions originate in reflective actions--The plan...
The naturalists of yesterday and the naturalists of to-day--Natural history and the natural sciences--The theory of Evolution--The chief industries of Man--The chief industries...
2. Chapter 2The Carnivora more skilful hunters than the Herbivora--Different methods of hunting--Hunting in ambush--The baited ambush--Hunting in the dwelling or in the burrow--Coursing--St...
3. Chapter 3Provisions laid up for a short period--Provisions laid up for a long period--Animals who construct barns--Physiological reserves--Stages between physiological reserves and provi...
4. Chapter 4The preservation of the individual and the preservation of the species--Foods manufactured by the parents for their young--Species which obtain for their larvæ foods manufacture...
5. Chapter 5Animals naturally provided with dwellings--Animals who increase their natural protection by the addition of foreign bodies--Animals who establish their home in the natural or ar...
6. Chapter 67. Chapter 78. Chapter 8THE NATURALISTS OF YESTERDAY AND THE NATURALISTS OF TO-DAY--NATURAL HISTORY AND THE NATURAL SCIENCES--THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION--THE CHIEF INDUSTRIES OF MAN--THE CHIEF INDUSTRIES...
9. Chapter 9THE CARNIVORA MORE SKILFUL HUNTERS THAN THE HERBIVORA--DIFFERENT METHODS OF HUNTING--HUNTING IN AMBUSH--THE BAITED AMBUSH--HUNTING IN THE DWELLING OR IN THE BURROW--COURSING--ST...
10. Chapter 10Studying the animal kingdom in the manner here adopted, that is to say by passing in review the various manifestations of zoological life, we are necessarily led to find certain...
11. Chapter 11PROVISIONS LAID UP FOR A SHORT PERIOD--PROVISIONS LAID UP FOR A LONG PERIOD--ANIMALS WHO CONSTRUCT BARNS--PHYSIOLOGICAL RESERVES--STAGES BETWEEN PHYSIOLOGICAL RESERVES AND PROVI...
12. Chapter 12THE PRESERVATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE SPECIES--FOODS MANUFACTURED BY THE PARENTS FOR THEIR YOUNG--SPECIES WHICH OBTAIN FOR THEIR LARVÆ FOODS MANUFACTURE...
13. Chapter 13ANIMALS NATURALLY PROVIDED WITH DWELLINGS--ANIMALS WHO INCREASE THEIR NATURAL PROTECTION BY THE ADDITION OF FOREIGN BODIES--ANIMALS WHO ESTABLISH THEIR HOME IN THE NATURAL OR AR...
14. Chapter 14The building of comfortable dwellings is not the last stage reached by the industry of animals. There are among them some who show genuine skill in rendering them healthy and de...
15. Chapter 15_Degree of perfection in industry independent of zoological superiority._--As the result of our study we see the fundamental industries of Man dispersed throughout the animal ki...