CONTENTS 



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I. A SURVEY OF THE FIELD 



I. The Lay of the Land 3 



II. Wild Animal Temperament £r Individuality 14 



III. The Language of Anbials 25 



rv. The Most Intelligent Animals .... 40 



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



n. 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 



XI. The Mind of the Elephant 10 1 



XII. The Mental and Moral Traits of Bears. 124 



XIII. Mental Traits of a Few Ruminants . . 142 



XIV. Mental Traits of a Few Rodents . . . 160 



XV. The Mental Traits of Birds 171 



XVI. The Wisdom of the Serpent 194 



XVn. The Training of Wild Animals .... 204 



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