CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



THE INTEREST OF ANIMAL LIFE 



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The contrast between animal and plant life — The value of 



the study of animal life I 



CHAPTER II 



THE FULNESS OF THE EARTH 



Its appeal to hunting and pastoral races — The discovery of 

 animals — The richness of the sea — The sea as the mother 

 of life — The abundance of life as revealed by travellers 

 and naturalists — Examples of the prevalence of animal 

 life — Scale insects — Green-fly — The hidden life of winter — 

 Animals as rock-formers 



CHAPTER III 



THE ORGANISATION OF ANIMAL LIFE 



Individuality — Classification into groups subordinate to 

 groups — The classes of vertebrate and invertebrate 

 animals — Evolution of animal life — The rise of fish, 

 amphibia, reptiles, and mammals — The three main pro- 

 blems of animal life — The maintenance of self — The 

 development of self — The progress of the race . . . 16 



