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ANIMALS IN RAIN, . .110 



BIRDS LOST IN STORMS, . -.118 



WHAT ANIMALS SEE, 126 



ANIMAL INDUSTRIES, . J 35 



'SWEATING BEES,' . 143 

 THE RE-DOMESTICATION OF THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT, . 150 



ANIMALS IN SICKNESS, . -158 



ANIMAL 'MATERIA MEDICA,' . . . .168 



THE LENGTH OF ANIMAL LIFE AT THE Zoo, . .176 



THE LIMIT OF SIZE IN MODERN ANIMALS, . . 181 



DANGEROUS ANIMALS OF EUROPE, . .189 



THE MYSTERY OF MIGRATION, . 197 



MR SEEBOHM'S DISCOVERY, . . . 207 



THE PROBLEM OF PERMANENT ARCTIC LIFE, . . 215 



THE CONDITIONS OF ANIMAL DOMESTICATION, . . 223 



SANCTUARIES FOR WILD BIRDS, . 232 



THE INVISIBLE FOOD OF FISHES, . . . 240 







THE ANIMAL VIEW OF CAPTIVITY, . . . 248 



HOUSEHOLD PESTS, . . . . . 256 



RECENT RAT LORE, . . 264 



A BOOM IN ANIMAL LIFE, . . . ' . . 272 



