CONTENTS 



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I. A SURVEY OF THE FIELD 



I. The Lay of the Land 3 



II. Wild Animal Temperament &• Individuality 14 



III. The Language of Animals 25 



IV. The Most Intelligent Animals .... 40 



V. The Rights of Wild Animals .... 49 



II. MENTAL TRAITS OF WILD ANIMALS 



VI. The Brightest Minds Among Animals . 



VII. Keen Birds and Dull Men .... 



VIII. The Mental Status of the Orang-Utan 



IX. The Man-likeness of the Chimpanzee. 



X. The True Mental Status of the Gorilla 93 



XL The Mind of the Elephant .... 



XII. The Mental and Moral Traits of Bears 



XIII. Mental Traits of a Few Ruminants . 



XIV. Mental Traits of a Few Rodents . . 



XV. The Mental Traits of Birds. . . . 



XVI. The Wisdom of the Serpent .... 



XVII. The Training of Wild Animals ..." 



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