Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals
Of all the great apes the CHIMPANZEE most closely approaches man in bodily structure and appearance, although in height it is less near the human standard than the gorilla, 5 feet being probably that of an adult male.
With the order of the Pouched Mammals we arrive--with the exception of the Echidna and Platypus, next described--at the most simply organised representatives of the Mammalian Cl...
2. CHAPTER II.Though only one species is entirely domesticated, and none of the Cats have flesh edible by man, except perhaps the puma, no group of animals has attracted more interest than th...
1. CHAPTER I.Of all the great apes the CHIMPANZEE most closely approaches man in bodily structure and appearance, although in height it is less near the human standard than the gorilla, 5 fe...
17. CHAPTER XVII.Deer represent as a family the non-domesticated class of ruminants. Generally speaking, the males are distinguished by antlers, which are shed periodically, usually once a year,...
5. CHAPTER V.The tribe now treated is called the Dog Family, and rightly so, for our domestic dogs are included in the group, which comprises the Wolves, Dogs, Jackals, Wild Dogs, and Foxes....
15. CHAPTER XV.The TRUE ANTELOPES (including the Gazelles) are strictly confined to the Old World, the Prongbuck of North America differing so much from all other living ruminants, in its horn...
9. CHAPTER IX.The Rodents, or Gnawing Mammals, have all the same general type of teeth, from which the order receives its distinctive name. There are a very large number of families and of ge...
11. CHAPTER XI.At once the mightiest and most majestic of all terrestrial mammals, the elephant appeals to the imagination more forcibly than any other living animal, not only on account of it...
19. CHAPTER XIX.Many species and varieties of swine are found in different parts of the world, most of them exhibiting strong traces of a general family resemblance, although widely sundered as...
14. CHAPTER XIV.The sheep are represented at the present time by several wild species, one of which is found in Northern India east of the Indus, in the Punjab, and in Sind; one in North Americ...
13. CHAPTER XIII.Cattle, Deer, Camels, Pigs, Horses, Tapirs, Rhinoceroses, and Elephants differ greatly in structure from the orders already described. They are classed as the Ungulates, or Hoof...
12. CHAPTER XII.The Zebras have many points in common with the asses, from which latter group of animals they are principally distinguished by their beautifully striped skins. Both asses and ze...
6. CHAPTER VI.Except the great cats, no creatures have longer held a place in human interest than the BEARS. Their size and formidable equipment of claws and teeth give the touch of fear whic...
8. CHAPTER VIII.The first group, which are called EARED SEALS, and occasionally SEA-LIONS and SEA-BEARS, have a small outer ear, and when on land the hind flippers are folded forwards beneath t...
7. CHAPTER VII.A link between the Bears and the Weasel Tribe is made by the RACCOONS and their allies. They are bear-like in having a short, thick body, and in their flat-footed manner of walk...
20. CHAPTER XX.These curious creatures, which seem to have been the basis of much of the old mermaid legend, have puzzled many eminent naturalists. Before they were placed in an order by thems...
21. CHAPTER XXI.The very remarkable assemblage of animals we are now about to consider includes many diverse forms, bracketed together to constitute one great group; and this on account of the...
16. CHAPTER XVI.Giraffes, which are found only in the continent of Africa, are the tallest of all living creatures. They belong to the Ruminants, or Cud-chewers, and naturalists are inclined to...
18. CHAPTER XVIII.The Camels and Llamas, constituting the present group, form a very distinct section of the great assemblage of animals known as the Ruminants, or Cud-chewers. The Camel Tribe ar...
3. CHAPTER III.In the FOSSA Madagascar possesses an altogether peculiar animal. It is a very slender, active creature, with all its proportions much elongated. It is of a bright bay uniform co...
10. CHAPTER X.These two groups are really closely allied; but the bats are generally considered apart, on account of their totally different mode of life. Originally, like their more commonpl...
4. CHAPTER IV.If every animal has its place in nature, we must suppose that the hyæna's business is to clear up the bones and such parts of the animal dead as the vultures and other natural "...