Indian wolf; wolves in Siberia and Russia; breeding and 

 use of wolf-dogs; Theodore Roosevelt on wolf-coursing; 

 Borzoi dogs imported into America; wolves eat human 

 corpses; they interbreed with dogs; the Coyote, or Prairie- 

 wolf, common in western North America; its habits; 

 destroying gray wolves and coyotes; change of habit; 

 wolves and stringed instruments; tamed wolves; Siberian 

 methods with wolves; the Jackal; habits in wild and tame 

 states; two African species; service to man; Baden- 

 Powell's hunt; the Maned Wolf, a South American species; 

 Wild Dogs of Africa and India; Rudyard Kipling's 

 stories; the Dingo, Australian dog. THE FOXES Gen- 

 eral characters, homes, and habits; fur and colouring; 

 Red Canadian Fox; Cross Fox; famous Silver Fox; 

 stunted Arctic Foxes; Desert-foxes; Bengal Fox; Common 

 Fox; extraordinary runners; Tom Smith's hunt; the 

 Fennecs. DOMESTIC DOGS C. H. Lane's description; 

 various groups; the Borzoi, Otter-hound, Bloodhound, 

 Pointers, Setters, Retrievers, Spaniels, Basset-hounds, 

 Dachshunds, Great Danes, Saint Bernards, Newfound- 

 lands, Mastiffs, Bulldogs, Collies, Old English Sheep-dogs, 

 Dalmatians, Poodles, Terriers, Chows, Pomeranians, 

 Pugs, Toys, Italian Greyhounds, Griffons Brusselois, 

 African Sand-dog, Pariah Puppies; description of the 

 species, their resemblances and differences 84-112 



CHAPTER VI 



THE BEARS 



General description; cave-bears; the Common Brown 

 Bear, Grizzly Bear, American Brown Bear, Syrian Bear, 

 American Black Bear, Indian Sloth-bear, Isabelline Bear 

 and the Himalayan Black Bear, Malayan Sun-bear, 

 Polar Bear; specific treatment of each animal; the Polar 

 Bear better called Ice-bear most interesting of all; 

 accounts derived from Arctic explorers 114-124 



CHAPTER VII 



THE RACCOON FAMILY Raccoon, Coatis, Pandas, 

 Kinkajou. THE OTTERS Short-toed Otter, North Amer- 

 ican Otter, Common Otter, Sea-otter. THE SKUNKS 

 Their most effective equipment. THE BADGERS Sand- 

 badgers, Ferret-badgers, Cape Zorilla, European Badger; 

 anecdotes of tame badgers; the Ratels. THE WEASEL 

 TRIBE General characteristics; Martens, Sable, Mink, 

 Polecat, Weasel, the Stoat, or Ermine, the Glutton, or 

 Wolverine 125-135 



CHAPTER VIII 



MARINE CARNIVORA: THE SEALS, SEA-LION, 

 AND WALRUS 



Classification and characteristics; Eared Seals or Sea- 

 lions, Fur-seals, Hair-seals, including the large sea-lions; 

 the Walrus, True Seals, Common Seal, Harp-seal, Ringed 

 Seal, Bladder-nosed Seal, Elephant-seal; descriptions of 

 the different species, their homes and habits, capture, 

 respective uses and values; experiences and observations 

 of explorers and scientists 136-144 



THE RODENTS, OR GNAWING ANIMALS 



One general type of teeth; numerous families, genera, 

 and species; great fecundity. SQUIRRELS Found in 

 most of the temperate regions ; Red Squirrel, representative 

 of the whole order; Gray Squirrel; gray-and-black squirrel 

 of the United States; Flying-squirrels, several varieties 



described; Ground-squirrels; Chipmunk of the United 

 States. PRAIRIE-DOGS AND MARMOTS Comparison with 

 squirrels; burrowing habit; Alpine Marmot; other species. 

 THE BEAVERS Destroyed for fur; history in Europe; in 

 Canada; their engineering and dams. DORMICE Hiber- 

 nation; species eaten by Romans; two main groups. THE 

 MOUSE TRIBE Includes Mice, Rats, and Voles; types 

 and groups; Hamsters, Voles, Water-rat, Lemming, 

 Muskrat; typical rats and mice; Brown Rat, Black Rat, 

 Black-and-white Rat, House-mouse, Harvest-mouse, 

 Wood-mouse, Bandicoot; Mole-rats, Bamboo-rats, the 

 Sand-rat. THE GOPHERS Curious American rodents. 

 JERBOAS, SPRINGHAAS, AND JUMPING-MICE Hopping 

 rodents, found in many countries. CAPE JUMPING-HARE 

 A family by itself. THE OCTODONT FAMILY American 

 and African; named from molar teeth; species. PORCU- 

 PINES Tree-climbers and ground-dwellers. VISCACHAS 

 AND CHINCHILLAS South American rodents. AGUTIS 

 AND PACAS Also South American. CAVIES Repre- 

 sented by the guinea-pig, etc. PIKAS, HARES, AND 

 RABBITS Type and distribution; the hare mentioned by 

 Caesar; its habits; instinct of concealment 146-164 



CHAPTER X 



THE BATS AND INSECT-EATING ANIMALS 



Description by W. P. Pycraft. BATS Only members 

 of the Mammalia with power of true flight; Fruit-bats, 

 Insect-eating Bats, Sucker-footed Bats, White Bats, 

 Naked Bats, Vampire-bats, Javelin-bats. INSECTIVORA, 

 OR FLIGHTLESS INSECT-EATERS The Cobego, Shrews, 

 Hedgehogs, and Tenrecs; the Moles; perfect adaptation 

 to underground life; many curious habits 165-171 



CHAPTER XI 



THE ELEPHANT, TAPIR, HYRAX, AND 

 RHINOCEROS 



Chapter by F. C. Selous, hunter, explorer, and naturalist. 

 THE ELEPHANT Most interesting of animals; two species; 

 full description, with accounts of travelleis; ancient do- 

 mestication; an intelligent African elephant, TAPIRS 

 AND HYRAX Instructive account by Pycraft. THE 

 RHINOCEROS Copious history and description by Selous; 

 life, habits, and character of the rhinoceros; hunting 

 experiences 172-188 



CHAPTER XII 



THE HORSE TRIBE 



ZEBRAS Classification and characteristics; various 

 species; Burchell's Zebra; anecdotes of the capture and 

 training of zebras; hybridising; the Quagga. WILD 

 ASSES African and Asiatic described and compared, 

 " perfection of activity and courage." DOMESTICATED 

 HORSE, ASSES, AND MULES Are wild horses extinct? 

 history of domestication; structure of the horse; observa- 

 tions of Darwin and Flower; the Arab Horse;, the Barb; 

 Levant and Persian Horses; English Race-horse; the 

 Trotting-horse; the Pacer; the Hunter; Shetland Pony; 

 Cart-horses; Asses; Mules 189-206 



CHAPTER XIII 



THE HOLLOW-HORNED RUMINANTS: OXEN, 

 BISON, BUFFALOES, AND MUSK-OX 



These animals classed as Ungulates, or Hoofed Mam- 

 mals; general description. BRITISH PARK OATTLE, AND 

 THE AUROCHS Their descent; wild oxen of Caesar's time; 

 present herds. SOME DOMESTICATED CATTLE Jersey 



