CONTENTS 



PART I 

 THE ACTIVITIES OF ANIMALS 



CHAPTER I 



THE WEALTH OF LIFE 



1. Variety of life 2. Haunts of life 3. Wealth of form 4. 

 Wealth of numbers 5. Wealth of beauty . pp. 1-17 



CHAPTER II 



THE WEB OF LIFE 



1. Dependence upon surroundings 2. Inter-relations of plants and 

 animals 3. Relation of animals to the earth 4. Nutritive 

 relations 5. More complex interactions . . pp. 18-32 



CHAPTER III 



THE STRUGGLE OF LIFE 



1. Nature of the struggle for existence 2. Armour and weapons 



3. Different forms of struggle . . . pp. 33-47 



CHAPTER IV 



SHIFTS FOR A LIVING 



1. Insulation 2. Change of habit and habitat 3. Parasitism 



4. General resemblance to surroundings 5. Variable colour- 

 ing 6. Rapid change of colour 7. Special protective resem- 

 blance 8. Warning colours 9. Mimicry 10. Masking 11. 

 Combination of advantageous qualities 12. Surrender of parts 



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