8 
CONTENTS 
PAGE 
Rodents. 
Flying Squirrels, . . 494 
Wood-chucks, . . . 494 
Prairie Dogs, .... 495 
Beavers,.496 
Facts about Beavers, . 496 
Porcupines and Rodents 498 
Capybaraand Cavies, . 498 
Guinea Pig, .... 500 
Paca and Agoutis, . . 501 
Porcupines,.501 
How Porcupines Fight, 503 
Biscacha.505 
Chinchillas, .... 505 
Gopher.. 506 
Jerboas and Dormouse, 507 
Stories of Dormouse, . 508 
Rats, .. 5°8 
Lemmings,.509 
Mice and Voles, . . . 510 
Musk Rat,.512 
Hamsters,.513 
Dwellings of Hamsters 513 
Jerbillies,.514 
Rats’ Curious Habits, . 514 
Tuko and Jumping 
Hare,.517 
Insectivora, .518 
Wonders of Mole Life, 518 
Agoutis and Shrews, . 520 
Hedgehogs, .... 522 
Gymnura and Colungo, 5 23 
Cetaceans, .523 
Whales,.523 
Grampuses,.525 
Dolphins.525 
Porpoises,.525 
Coryphenes, .... 526 
Elephants and Mam¬ 
moths, .527 
Alaskan Mammoths, . 528 
Siberian Mammoths, . 528 
Asiatic Mastodon, . . 528 
Indian Elephant, . . 529 
Ceylon Elephant, . . 529 
Sumatran Elephant, . 529 
Siamese Elephant, . . 529 
Sacred White Elephant, 530 
Capturing Elephants, 530 
Elephants of History, . 531 
The African Elephant, 532 
Motherly Affection of . 533 
Thrilling Adventures, 
PAGE 
534 
The Musk Ox, . . . 
PAGE 
594 
Stories of the Elephant, 
534 
Elands,. 
594 
Elephants at Labor, . 
536 
Antelopes,. 
596 
Conies,. 
542 
Gazelles,. 
601 
Damans,. 
543 
The Saiga,. 
602 
Toxodons. 
543 
Boks. 
603 
The Tapir,. 
546 
Gnu,. 
606 
Rhinoceroses, .... 
547 
Adventures with Gnus, 
606 
White,. 
547 
Sheep,. 
610 
Keitloa,. 
547 
Sheep and Goats, . . 
611 
Bornean,. 
548 
Ibex,. 
613 
Indian,. 
Javan. 
548 
Coons,. 
615 
548 
Coati and Potto, . . . 
617 
Rhinaster,. 
548 
Panda,. 
617 
Singular provisions, . 
Trapping Rhinoceros, 
548 
Bears. 
618 
549 
Hybernating Bears, 
620 
Exciting Adventures, 
550 
Anecdotes of Bears, 
620 
A Rhinoceros Ride, . 
55 i 
Adventures with . . 
624 
A Furious Spectacle, . 
55 i 
Sea Otters,. 
627 
Savage Battles, . . . 
552 
Weasel,. 
628 
Ferocity of Rhinoceros, 
553 
Badger. 
628 
Tarpan, or Wild Horse, 
Surprising Adaptation, . 
554 
Polecat and Mink, . . 
629 
554 
Wolverine,. 
629 
The Wild Horse, . . . 
559 
Glutton,. 
629 
The Wild Ass, .... 
560 
Ferret and Weasel, . 
630 
The Quagga,. 
561 
Ermine and Skunk, . 
631 
The Daw and Zebra, . 
561 
Marten and Sable, . . 
632 
Wild Swine,. 
562 
Foxes. 
633 
An Ancient Boar Hunt, 
5 6 3 
• Jackals,. 
638 
African Bush hog, . . . 
5 6 3 
Wolves,. 
640 
How Bush-hog is Hunted, 
564 
Stories About Wolves, 
641 
The Babyrousa, .... 
564 
Wild Dogs, .... 
642 
The Vlacke Vark, . . . 
564 
Adventures with . . 
642 
The Peccary,. 
565 
Dingo,. 
643 
Hippopotamus, .... 
567 
Indian Dhole, . . . 
644 
Adventures with, . . 
567 
Hyenas,. 
645 
Ungulates, . 
569 
Stories About Hyenas, 
646 
Camels. 
5 6 9 
Civets and Weasels, . 
646 
Wonderful Adaptation, 
569 
Mongoos and Ichne- 
Bactrian Camel, . . . 
572 
umon,. 
647 
Dromedary, .... 
572 
Lions. 
649 
Stories About Camels, 
573 
Stories About Lions, . 
650 
Guanaco and Llama, . 
Vicuna and Alpaca, . 
573 
Thrilling Adventures, 
651 
574 
Tigers,. 
653 
The Deer Family. . . 
575 
Hunting Tigers, . . . 
6,54 
The Giraffe, .... 
586 
Man-eating Tiger, . . 
656 
Auroch. 
587 
The Leopard, .... 
656 
Buffalo,. 
587 
The Ingwe, .... 
657 
Indian Zebu. 
588 
Adventures with Ingwe, 
658 
Yak and Saiga, . . . 
589 
Chetah,. 
659 
Adventures with the 
Buffalo, , . , , , 
590 
Jaguar,. 
661 
PAGE 
Adventures with Jaguar, 661 
How Jaguar Hunts, . 661 
The Puma,.662 
Stories About Puma, . 663 
Serval, or Tiger Cat, . 663 
Ocelot,.664 
Tortoise-shell Tiger, . 664 
Wild Cat, . . . . . 666 
Lynx,.666 
Primates.667 
Difference Between 
Man and Monkey, 669 
Anthropoids, .... 670 
Lemurs,.671 
The Loris,.673 
Galagos,.674 
Tarseir,.675 
Aye-aye,.675 
Marmosets, .... 676 
Lion Monkey, . . . 677 
Night Monkey, . . . 678 
Sakis,.680 
Death’s Head Monkey, 681 
Bearded Cuxio, . . . 681 
Paronacus.683 
Howling Monkeys, . 683 
Spider Monkey, . . . 686 
Charneck,.687 
Mandrill,.688 
Drill and Gelada, . . 689 
Baboons, .690 
Macaques,.651 
Stories about Bunder 
Monkeys, .... 693 
Proboscis Monkey, . . 698 
Stories of the Hoonu- 
man, ...... 7co 
Gibbons,.702 
Apes,.703 
Orang-outan, .... 704 
Adventures, .... 704 
Hunting the Orang, . 705 
Chimpanzees, .... 706 
Stories of the Chimpan¬ 
zee, .707 
The Gorilla, .... 708 
Stories about Gorillas, 708 
Adventures with the Go¬ 
rilla.710 
Cunning of Monkeys, 712 
The of Story Man, . 712 
