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ANIMALS DESCRIBED. 
The Lion. The king of wild beasts.. (33 
The Elk. Fierce fighter and great swimmer. 31 
The Tiger. The man-eater of the jungle... 89 
The Deer. In many varieties.... 101 
The Mountain Lion. A savage enemy to horses and sheep. 117 
The Camel. The “Ship of the Desert”—The carrier for Asia and Africa. 121 
The Jaguar. The terror of South American villagers. ... 129 
The Buffalo. Only three herds left in the United States. 133 
The Armadillo. A South American animal protected like a battleship.. . 145 
The Lynx. With beautiful and valuable fur. 149 
The Elephant. The most marvelous animal of brute creation. 153 
The Leopard. Spotted, climbing, springing, cat-like. 165 
The Reindeer. An animal that forms the wealth of Laplanders. 171 
The Coyote. Known as the “Vagrant of the Plains”. 175 
The Wild Sheep, which was hunted by President Roosevelt. 179 
The Mungoose. “Rough and Ready” fighter of the animal world. 185 
The Zebra. The beautiful horse-tiger of Eastern Africa. 191 
The Yak. Long-haired, ox-like animal on the high plateaus of Thibet. 195 
The Prairie Dog. Animals that live in underground towns. 199 
The Wild Boar, that furnishes exciting and dangerous sport for hunters. 205 
The Porcupine. A fearless animal bristling with long spines. 211 
The Hippopotamus. The great “river horse” that looks more like a river hog. 215 
The Jackal. The animal from which the dog descended.... 219 
The Tapir. The. connecting link between the elephant and the hog. 223 
The Monkey. The animal that most nearly resembles a human being. 229 
The Antelope. Seventy different varieties scattered throughout the world. 251 
The Rhinoceros. Huge animal that is favorite game of hunters. 271 
The Musk-Ox. A shaggy buffalo-like animal of the Arctic regions. 279 
The Giraffe. The most curious of all four-footed animals. 283 
The Fox. Cunning animal that furnishes sport for huntsmen. 287 
The Seal. Furnishes’fashionable women with fur coats. 293 
The Squirrel. A frisky animal supposed to be timid, but impudent. 303 
The Otter. A little fur-bearing, land and water animal. 307 
The Civet. An animal that supplies a fine perfumery... 311 
The Crocodile. In the new world known as the alligator. 315 
The Sloth. Clings to branches of trees with back toward the ground. 323 
The Tortoise. A counterpart of the turtle of monstrous size... 327 
The Ocelot. A little forest animal with a savage disposition. 333 
The Wolf. Boldly attacks travelers—Kills sheep for fun.*. 337 
The Badger. An animal for which a great state is named. 341 
The Hyena. The most cowardly, cruel and treacherous of all beasts. 346 
The Llama. A link between the sheep and camels... 349 
The Carpincho. Related to the cavies but known as the “water hog”. 353 
The Ant-eater. An animal that gathers ants on its long sticky tongue. 355 
The Ostrich. Chiefly valuable for its plumage...... :. 360 
The Lizard. Many harmless, but some deadly poisonous....... f . ? T;t ,,, 365 
