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The Kangaroo. An animal that carries its young in a pouch. 
The Hedgehog. A strange little animal dressed in spikes. 
The Wild Goat. A wary animal that frequents high mountains..*.. 
The Musquash. Little animal with habits similar to the beaver. 
The Wart Hog. An ugly and sometimes dangerous animal of East Africa. 
The Raccoon. A fur-bearing animal that washes its food before eating it. 
The Cobego. A queer flying animal of the Philippine Islands. 
The Gazelle. The embodiment of grace and beauty. 
The Chameleon. Supposed tc live upon air, but exists upon insects. 
The Fossa. Species of the cat family—Fierce disposition. 
The Walrus. An enormous sea animal—Valuable for its oil and tusks. 
The Weazel. A bloodthirsty little animal with the courage of a giant. 
The Chamois. The animal that leaps among the mountain craigs. 
The Rabbit. Leads a life of peril and hairbreadth escapes. . ... 
The Aard Wolf. Related to the hyena and the fox. 
The Mole. The most marvelous of all burrowing animals..... 
The Teurec. An insect-eating animal—Can whip a dog. 
The Opossum. Considered a great delicacy by the colored folks.... 
The Duckbill. A queer animal with a duck’s bill for a muzzle. 
The Caffre Cat. The animal from which the domestic cat has descended. .. 
The Ferret. A wonderful rat catcher and rabbit hunter. 
The Gorilla. The enormous ape of Western Africa. 
The Pangolin. A queer animal—Lives on ants—How hunted—Its habits. 
The Shrew. An elegant little creature that lives on insects.. 
The Lemur. An animal closely related to the monkey. 
The Peccary. Ferocious little swine—Fearless in the face of danger. 
The Cavies. Many varieties—The guinea pig most familiar. . .. 
The Aard-Vark. Known as the “earth-pig”—Ugly and ungraceful.......... 
The Wapi. A strange combination of horse, giraffe and zebra... 
The Aye Aye. A squirrel-like animal—Savage in its wild state—Nests in trees. ...... 
The Linsang. A civet-like animal, beautifully colored—Fur is thick and velvety. 
The Dugong. A marine animal which somewhat resembles the manati. 
The Manati. A water animal sometimes known as a sea cow. 
The Echidna. A spiny ant-eating animal—Lays eggs and has a bird-like form. 
The Birds. A description of the bird illustrations comprised in the chapter head¬ 
ings—A complete guide to the bird kingdom and a practical handbook of orni¬ 
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