Contents

CHAPTERPAGE
IHousehold Pets and Comrades[13]
The Dog, Man's Faithful Friend[15]
The Many Kinds of Dogs[19]
Anecdotes of Dog Wit and Wisdom[29]
The Cat, our Fireside Inmate[42]
Other Four-Footed Pets[52]
IIOur Single-Hoofed Helpers[61]
The Horse in all Lands[63]
Racer and Hunter[69]
War-Horse and Working-Horse[74]
The Horse Tamer[77]
The Arab and His Horse[79]
Anecdotes of the Horse[82]
The Ass, Zebra, and Mule[86]
IIICloven-Hoofed Draught Animals[92]
The Ox and Buffalo[94]
The Lapland Reindeer[100]
The Ship of the Desert[102]
The Dromedary[107]
The Llama and Alpaca[111]
The Arctic Beast of Burden[113]
The Elephant in Man's Service[117]
Anecdotes of the Elephant[124]
IVAnimals Which Yield Food to Man[133]
The Cattle of the Field[134]
Milk-Giving Cows[136]
Beef-Making Cattle[141]
In the Bull Ring[145]
The Wool-Clad Sheep[149]
Wool Shearing and Weaving[156]
The Bearded Goat[158]
In the Pig-sty[165]
VThe Birds of the Poultry Yard[175]
The Hen and its Brood[176]
The Game-Cock and its Battles[182]
The Web-Footed Duck and Goose[186]
The Turkey and Guinea-Fowl[193]
The Swan, an Image of Grace[199]
The Proud and Gaudy Peacock[204]
The Dove-Like Pigeon[207]
The Ostrich and its Splendid Plumes[213]
VIWinged and Tuneful Home Pets[217]
The Canary and its Song[218]
The Marvellous Mocking Bird[222]
Other Caged Songsters[224]
The Parrot as a Talker[230]
Other Talking Birds[236]
VIIOur Cousin, the Monkey[247]
The Monkey as a Pet[248]
How Monkeys Take Revenge[250]
Imitation, a Monkey Trait[253]
The Kinds of Monkeys[259]
How Monkeys Teach Themselves[264]
Anecdotes of the Ape[270]
Feeling and Friendliness in the Monkey[273]
VIIIOther Animals Used as Pets[283]
Pets of the Aquarium[286]
Snake Charmers[289]
The Mongoose and other Small Animals[297]
Hawking or Falconry[309]
IXWild Animals in Man's Service[317]
The Dancing Bear[319]
The Seal and the Alligator[323]
The Stork, Cormorant, and Albatross[327]
The Honey-Giving Bee[334]