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The Living Animals of the World 



IMalay, but the mouth was wide, 

 the lips protruding, and a chin 

 formed no part of its hairy face; 

 yet it was pleasantly human in 

 expression," much more so than the 

 dirty, mottle-faced coolies and lascars 

 he had seen. We quote the ac- 

 count, as showing, if true, that 

 Gibson saw an anthropoid ape taught 

 to work. 



It may be a mere coincidence, 

 but it is nevertheless somewhat 

 remarkable that the two great black 

 man-like apes, the chimpanzee and 

 the gorilla, inhabit the same con- 

 tinent as some of the blackest races 

 of mankind, while the red orang- 

 utan is found in countries where 

 the yellow-skinned JMalay races of 

 man are indigenous. 



SOMALI ZEBEAS. 



This is a photosraiih of a Kr'"'np of zebras taken in Africa by Lord Delaniere, and gives 

 some idea of the surrounding country, where they live in happy freedom. 



The special thanks of the Editor and 

 Publishers are due to a great many 

 naturalists and zoolugixts for the valuable 

 help they have given to, and the interest 

 they have taken in, this work ivhile it has been in preparation. No d(niht, before the complete icork is published, a 

 great many more names will be added to the list, but meanwhile grateful acknowledgment should be made to the following : — 

 Her Grace the Duchess of Bedford, who has kindly allowed many of her fine 2>hotographs to be reproduced in these 

 pages; the Hon. Walter Rothschild, M.P., for the splendid collection of photographs taken e-<:peeiallg for him in all 

 parts of the world; Lord Delamere, for several nnique photographs taken with a telephoto lens during his celebrated 

 expedition to Africa; Major j\'ott, l<\Z.S.,for the use of his scientific series of animal photographs : Dr. 11. W. Shufeldt, 

 of Washington, for many photogra2>hs of fish and other 

 aiiimals in their natural surroundings; Mr. W. Saville- 

 Kent, F.Z.S., V.L.S., for the photographs taken by him 

 while in Australia ; Mr. Lewis Medland, F.Z.S.,for the 

 use of his singularly comphie set of animal jihotographs ; 

 Herr Carl Ihigenbeck, of Hamburg, for permission to 

 use his 2>^wtogeaphs of some extremely rare spiecintens 

 of animals which from time to time hare found a tem- 

 porary home at his wonderful Thieipark; the Trustees of 

 the British Museum, for permi.ision to 2>hotograph some 

 of their animals ; Professor E. Hay Lanlwster, Director 

 of the Natural History Branch if the British Museum ; 

 and the Zoological Society, for permission to photo- 

 graph some of the animals. And also to Herr Ottomar 

 Anschiitz, of Berlin; Messrs. Bond ^ Orover, of the 

 Scholastic Photographic Co.; Signer Alinari, of Florence ; 

 Messrs. Kerry 4' Co. and Mr. Henry King, of Sydney ; Mr. 

 CharleU Knight; Mr. .7. W. .VcLellan ; Messrs. Charles 

 and William- Beid : .Uessrs. A. S. Rudland S)' Sons; 

 and Messrs. York ,$■ Sons, for permission to reproduce 

 their photographs. 



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Tliis photograph was taken tbrongli the wator by Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, who 

 has made a sxieciality of this kind of photograpliy. 



