The Living Animals of the World, Volume 1 (of 2) A Popular Natural History

Transcriber's note: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).


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[Illustration: _Photo by Ottomar Anschütz, Berlin._

OCELOT FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.

This is one of the most beautifully marked of all Mammals. The ornamental
colouring is seldom quite the same in any two specimens.]




THE . .

LIVING ANIMALS

OF THE WORLD

A POPULAR NATURAL HISTORY

AN INTERESTING DESCRIPTION OF BEASTS, BIRDS, FISHES
REPTILES, INSECTS, ETC., WITH AUTHENTIC ANECDOTES

[Illustration: _Photo by Ottomar Anschütz. Berlin_]

VOL. I.

MAMMALS

BY

  C. J. CORNISH, M.A., F.Z.S. (_Editor._)
  F. C. SELOUS
  SIR HARRY JOHNSTON, G.C.M.G., K.C.B.
  C. H. LANE, F.Z.S.
  LOUIS WAIN
  W. P. PYCRAFT, A.L.S., F.Z.S.
  H. A. BRYDEN
  F. G. AFLALO, F.Z.S.
  W. SAVILLE-KENT, F.L.S., F.Z.S.

WITH

567 ILLUSTRATIONS

(INCLUDING 13 COLOURED PLATES)

FROM PHOTOGRAPHS

LONDON: HUTCHINSON & CO., PATERNOSTER ROW




PRINTED BY
HAZELL, WATSON AND VINEY, LD.,
LONDON AND AYLESBURY.




VOL. I.

CONTENTS.


   CHAP.                                   PAGE

         INTRODUCTION                        i

  _BOOK I. MAMMALS._

      I. APES, MONKEYS, AND LEMURS           1

     II. THE CAT TRIBE                      33

    III. THE FOSSA, CIVETS, AND ICHNEUMONS  74

     IV. THE HYÆNAS AND AARD-WOLF           80

      V. THE DOG FAMILY                     84

     VI. THE BEARS                         114

    VII. THE SMALLER CARNIVORA             125

   VIII. MARINE CARNIVORA: THE SEALS,
         SEA-LIONS, AND WALRUS             136

     IX. THE RODENTS, OR GNAWING ANIMALS   146

      X. THE BATS AND INSECT-EATING
         MAMMALS                           165

     XI. THE ELEPHANT, TAPIR, HYRAX, AND
         RHINOCEROS                        172

    XII. THE HORSE TRIBE                   189

   XIII. THE HOLLOW-HORNED RUMINANTS:
         OXEN, BISON, BUFFALOES, AND
         MUSK-OX                           207

    XIV. THE SHEEP AND GOATS               221

     XV. THE ANTELOPES                     239

    XVI. THE GIRAFFE AND OKAPI             264

   XVII. THE DEER TRIBE                    271

  XVIII. THE CAMEL TRIBE AND THE
         CHEVROTAINS                       302

    XIX. THE PIG AND HIPPOPOTAMUS          310

     XX. THE DUGONG, MANATEES, WHALES,
         PORPOISES, AND DOLPHINS           327

    XXI. THE SLOTHS, ANT-EATERS, AND
         ARMADILLOS                        336

   XXII. MARSUPIALS AND MONOTREMES         344

COLOURED PLATES.

  Ocelot from Central America         _Facing page_    i
  The largest Gorilla ever captured      "     "       8
  African Lion and Lioness               "     "      33
  Wolf from Central Europe               "     "      65
  Himalayan Black Bear                   "     "      97
  Raccoon                                "     "     129
  Chapman's Zebras                       "     "     161
  Highland Cattle                        "     "     193
  Female Kudu                            "     "     225
  Northern Giraffe                       "     "     257
  Fallow Deer                            "     "     289
  A Hippopotamus gaping                  "     "     321
  The Great Kangaroo                     "     "     353




ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT.



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  Pekin Deer in summer dress                  i
  Negro Boy and Apes                          i
  Skeletons of Man and Gorilla               ii
  Sea-swallows                              iii
  African Leopard                            iv
  East African Giraffe                       iv
  Flying-fox                                  v
  Dolphins                                    v
  A Happy Family                             vi
  Elephants                                  vi
  Giant Tortoise                            vii
  A group of Crocodilians                   vii
  Somali Zebras                            viii
  Sun-fish                                 viii
  A young Chimpanzee (Anger,
      Pleasure, Fear)                         1
  Arabian Baboon                              1
  "Jenny," the well-known
      Chimpanzee at the Zoo                   2
  A young Chimpanzee                          3
  Head of male Gorilla                        4
  A male Gorilla                              5
  Young Orang-utans                           6
  Baby Orang-utans at play                    7
  Two baby Orang-utans. The
      tug-of-war                              8
  White-handed Gibbon                         9
  Hoolock Gibbon                              9
  Head of Proboscis Monkey                   10
  Cross-bearing Langur and young             11
  Male Himalayan Langur                      12
  Gelada Baboons at home                     1