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11. In what countries the elephant is found ; the antipathy of the 
elephant and the dragon 259 
12. The sagacity of these animals 260 
13. Dragons 261 
14. Serpents of remarkable size ib. 
15. The animals of Scythia ; the bison 262 
16. The animals of the north; the elk, the achlis, and the bonasus 263 
17. Lions ; how they are produced 264 
18. The different species of lions 266 
19. The peculiar character of the lion 267 
20. Who it was that first introduced combats of lions at Eome, and 
who has brought together the greatest number of lions for 
that purpose 269 
21. Wonderful feats performed by lions 270 
22. A man recognized and saved by a dragon 273 
23. Panthers . . . . . . 274 
24. The decree of the Senate, and laws respecting African animals ; 
who first brought them to Eome, and who brought the greatest 
number of them ih. 
25. Tigers : when first seen at Home ; their nature 275 
26. Camels ; the different kinds 276 
27. The cameleopard ; when it was first seen at Rome . . • . • . 277 
28. The chama, and the cepus ih, 
29. The rhinoceros ..278 
30. The lynx, the sphinx, the crocotta, and the monkey . . , . ,^ ih. 
31. The terrestrial animals of India 280 
32. The animals of ^Ethiopia ; a wild beast which kills with its eye 281 
33. The serpents called basiUsks .. 282 
34. Wolves ; the origin of the story of Versipellis • . 
35. Different kinds of serpents , . . . . 284 
36. The ichneumon 287 
37. The crocodile ih, 
38. Thescincus 288 
39. The hippopotamus 290 
40. Who first exhibited the hippopotamus and the crocodile at Eome ih. 
41. The medicinal remedies which have been borrowed from animals 291 
42. Prognostics of danger derived from animals 294 
43. Nations that have been exterminated by animals 295 
44. The hyaena .. 296 
45. The crocotta ; the mantichora ih, 
46. Wild asses 297 
47. Beavers ; amphibious animals ; otters ih, 
48. Bramble-frogs 298 
49. The sea-calf ; beavers ; lizards ih, 
50. Stags 299 
51. The chameleon .. 302 
52. Other animals which change colour ; the tarandus, the lycaon, 
and the thos 304 
53. The porcupine 305 
54. Bears and their cubs ih. 
