INSTINCT OF ANIMALS. 



to for self-preservation are very extraordinary: 

 one class will endeavour to crush their antagonist 

 with their ponderous bodies ; a second charge, 

 making use of their horns ; a third employ their 

 paws and teeth, being gifted with immense mus- 

 cular strength ; a fourth being protected by their 

 hides, roll themselves up in a ball ; a fifth inject 

 subtle poison from hollow fangs ; a sixth sting ; 

 a seventh eject from their bodies a volatile foetid 

 liquor offensive in the highest degree, or exhale 

 disagreeable and penetrating odours ; an eighth 

 outstrip their pursuers by superior swiftness, fly, 

 climb out of the way, or creep into the earth ; a 

 ninth counterfeit death on the presence of danger ; 

 whilst others, again, have such extraordinary 

 vitality that dislocated portions grow and become 

 new animals. 

 ,,. . , The characters of different animals 



Variety of 



Characters. i n / 



vary extremely : some are naturally 01 



a savage and vindictive disposition ; for instance, 

 the tiger's thirst for blood is insatiable, whereas 

 the lion does not attack his prey except from the 



