The Human Side of Animals. Royal Dixon
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Royal Dixon
The Human Side of Animals
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4057664627889
Table of Contents
ANIMALS THAT PRACTISE CAMOUFLAGE
ARMOUR-BEARING AND MAIL-CLAD ANIMALS
IN THEIR BOUDOIRS, HOSPITALS AND CHURCHES
SELF-DEFENCE AND HOME-GOVERNMENT
ANIMAL ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND HOUSE BUILDERS
ANIMAL SCAVENGERS AND CRIMINALS
ILLUSTRATIONS
Recreation is as common among animals as it is among children (in Colours) | Frontispiece |
The Indians claim that the mother bison forced her calf to roll often in a puddle of red clay, so that it might be indistinguishable against its clay background | 6 |
The zebra is one of the cleverest of camouflagers. The black-and-white stripes of his body give the effect of sunlight passing through bushes | 7 |
Monkeys are the most musical of all animals. When they congregate for "concerts," as some of the tribes do, the air is filled with weird strains of monkey-music | 20 |
Cats, unlike dogs, are very fond of music. And it has been proved that their music-sense can be developed to a remarkable degree | 21 |
A happy family of polar bears. The young cubs wrestle and tumble, as playfully as two puppies. This play has much to do with their physical and mental development | 34 |
Dryptosaurus. The prehistoric animals, too, undoubtedly had their play time, with games and "setting up" exercises | 35 |