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the form of a round or dome-shaped, conjoint or compound, 

 dwelling 1 , resembling in its structure the basket-making of 

 man, and the wattle huts of savages or settlers. The round 

 form of the beaver's hut appears to be a natural or primi- 

 tive shape of the dwelling both in man and other animals. 

 It is illustrated alike in the hut of the savage, the nest of 

 the bird, and the cell of the bee (Houzeau). 



Moreover, various animals show their appreciation of 

 shelter from wind and rain, from shower or sunshine, by 

 availing themselves of the protection of man's houses, sheds, 

 walls, hedges, or fences, as well as of the natural cover of 

 forests or trees, rocks or stones, hill-sides or stream-banks. 



And, lastly, they recognise the necessity for shelter in the 

 case of man ; and here their generosity, unselfishness, disin- 

 terestedness, or self-sacrifice becomes manifested, as it is in 

 so many other circumstances. The elephant, horse, and 

 other large animals either offer the shelter afforded by their 

 own bodies to their masters shelter not merely against ex- 

 cessive heat or cold, but not unfrequently against the cruelty 

 of fellow-man or they afford it, whether or not man seeks 

 it, if they see its desirability on his behalf. The Arab horse, 

 for instance, in the sun-scorched plains of the East, offers 

 the shelter of its body against the powerful sun-rays, while 

 runaway or drunken sepoys have found an asylum under the 

 bellies of friendly elephants. 



