CONTENTS. 



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Introduction 7 



Importance of domesticating mammals 8 



Preservation of species 9 



Use in agriculture and transportation 10 



Use for fur 10 



Use for food 10 



Selection of species for rearing experiments 10 



The pronghorn, or American antelope 11 



Exotic antelopes 13 



The eland 13 



Thenylgai 13 



Smaller antelopes 14 



Importance of the deer family 14 



Native deer of North America 16 



Caribou 16 



Moose 18 



Wapiti, or round-horned elk .- 19 



White-tailed deer 20 



Mule deer 20 



Columbia black-tailed deer 21 



Exotic deer 21 



Altai wapiti 21 



Japanese sika • 22 



The Pere David deer 23 



Indian sambar 23 



Axis deer 23 



Small deer 24 



Objections to the introduction of foreign animals 24 



The wapiti, or Rocky Mountain elk 25 



Habits 25 



Elk venison 26 



Preservation of the elk 26 



Wild elk in the eastern United States 27 



Experience in raising elk 28 



Elk in the Ozark Mountains. 33 



Management of elk in inclosures 36 



Range 36 



Food 37 



Fence 37 



Cost of stock 37 



Viciousness of males 38 



The elk as an enemy of wolves and dogs 39 



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