For the insertion of animal drawings by Japanese artists, in addition to Mr. Gambier Bolton’s photographs, the writer must plead the conviction, which he has long maintained, that their truth to Nature is of its kind unrivalled.

C. J. Cornish.

Orford House, Chiswick Mall,

September 28, 1894.

CONTENTS

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THE ZOO IN A FROST[1]
THE GHOSTS OF THE TROPICAL FOREST[13]
THE BUTTERFLY FARM AT THE ZOO[20]
PATTERNS ON LIVING ANIMALS[29]
THE GIRAFFE’S OBITUARY[38]
THE ELECTRIC EEL[48]
DEEP-SEA LAMPS[55]
THE LION HOUSE AT THE ZOO[62]
DIVING BIRDS AT THE ZOO[77]
TAME DIVERS[86]
THE QUEST FOR THE WILD HORSE[91]
ÆSTHETICS AT THE ZOO—THE ANIMAL SENSE OF BEAUTY[99]
ÆSTHETICS AT THE ZOO—SCENTS AND SOUNDS[109]
ORPHEUS AT THE ZOO—THE FIRST VISIT[115]
ORPHEUS AT THE ZOO—THE SECOND VISIT[123]
ORPHEUS AT THE ZOO—THE CHOICE OF INSTRUMENTS[131]
TALKING BIRDS[139]
ELEPHANT LIFE IN ENGLAND[146]
WANTED—A NEW MEAT[162]
AN EXPERIMENT IN ANIMAL PRESERVATION[170]
“JAMRACH’S”[177]
EXPRESSION IN THE ANIMAL EYE[192]
LONDON BEARS[200]
YOUNG ANIMALS AT THE ZOO[210]
ANIMAL COLOURING[222]
WILD-CATS AT THE ZOO[229]
THE SPEECH OF MONKEYS[240]
RARE AND BEAUTIFUL MONKEYS[248]
THE LARGER MONKEYS[255]
LIZARDS AND CROCODILES AT THE ZOO[263]
FROM THE ANIMALS’ POINT OF VIEW[270]
POSSIBLE PETS[278]
THE PARIS ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS IN THE TWO SIEGES[287]
OTHER BEASTS OF BURDEN[293]
THE SOLDIER’S CAMEL[302]
THE CANADIAN BEAVER[311]
THE TEMPER OF ANIMALS[318]
CRIMINAL ANIMALS[325]
A YEAR AT THE ZOO[334]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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MARTIAL HAWK EAGLE[Frontispiece]
POLAR BEAR[6]
THE LAST GIRAFFE[38]
PUMAS[62]
LION AND LIONESS[72]
TIGER AFTER SMELLING LAVENDER-WATER[110]
AXIS DEER LISTENING[118]
TIGER LISTENING TO SOFT MUSIC[136]
JAPANESE PUG AND CAT[180]
THE QUEEN’S LION CUB[210]
OTTER PURSUING FISH[220]
ARABIAN BABOON[240]
MACAQUE MONKEYS[248]
MONKEYS PELTING COOLIES WITH FIR-CONES[258]
ALLIGATOR[264]
BACTRIAN CAMEL[302]