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]

List of Illustrations

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Bird Dogs "Pointing" Partridges[16]
Fox Cubs at Mouth of Den[18]
Beagle Hound Chasing a Rat[21]
Scottish Shepherd Dog Gathering His Flock[23]
The St. Bernard Dog and His Friends[25]
A Funny Quartette of Pekingese Puppies[28]
Hounds Overtaking a Fox[32]
The Dog Guardian. "Can You Talk"[35]
A Dog Team Hauling Milk in Antwerp[37]
Deerhound, Rossie Ralph[40]
The Mother Cat and Her Playful Brood[42]
The Canada Lynx, the House Cat's "Cousin"[45]
Ready for Business[47]
The Hungry Babes and Playful Kitten[51]
Rabbits near Their Burrow[55]
The Otter, One of Nature's Fishers[57]
A Guinea-Pig. Pig Only by Name, not by Nature[58]
Friends and Comrades[62]
Rosa Bonheur's Famous Picture of the Horse Fair[64]
Pure Bred Clydesdale Draft Horse[68]
A Roman Chariot Race[70]
Thoroughbred Racing Horse[72]
Virginia Deer[74]
A Logging Team with a Heavy Load[76]
The Famous Arab Steeds and Desert Riders[80]
A Pair of Prize Mules[86]
Mexican Donkey Waiting for the Last Straw[87]
The Striped Zebra of Africa[89]
The Native Ox Cart of Delhi, India[93]
Hauling Sugar Cane in Puerto Rico[95]
The White Yak of the Asiatic Mountains[96]
The American Bison alone on the Prairie[97]
Cultivating Rice Field with the Chinese Ox. Hawaii[98]
The Carabao[100]
Herd of Reindeer[102]
A Sahara Desert Scene[104]
A Rug Laden Caravan[107]
Camel Hauling Water[109]
Yaks Picketed near Camp in India[110]
A Llama Train Descending the Mountains of Peru[112]
Dog Train Hauling Provision in Northern Canada[114]
Alaskan Dog Team—The Winter Mail Carriers[116]
Elephant Piling Lumber[120]
A Military Elephant on Duty. India[122]
A State Elephant of India with Howdah[130]
Making Friends with a Guernsey Calf[134]
Back to the Pasture After the Milking[138]
The Holstein Cow, a Great Milk Giver[140]
Ox Team and Native Cart, with Wooden Wheels[142]
An Ox-Team on a Florida Plantation[145]
Carting Manila Hemp. Philippine Islands[147]
Moose in Harness[148]
Cattle and Sheep of the Scottish Highlands[152]
The Merino Ram, the Great Wool Bearer[155]
The Alpine Ibex[160]
Milk Goats in the Alps[162]
A Pair of Angora Goats[164]
The Wart Hog[167]
A Fat Berkshire Hog[170]
The Razor-back Hog of the South[173]
Animals of the Farm and Poultry Yard[174]
Feeding the Chickens in the Farm-yard[177]
English Dorking Cock and Hen[181]
Willie and His Pet Ducks[187]
An Assault by Hungry Geese[190]
Gander Hissing at an Enemy[192]
Driving Turkeys to Market[197]
The Black Swan of Australia[201]
The Graceful White Swan Swimming[203]
The Peacock, the Most Gorgeous of Home Birds[205]
Pigeon Types. Carrier and Short Faced Tumbler[212]
On a California Ostrich Farm[215]
The Mocking Bird[223]
The White-Faced Parrot[231]
A Gray Parrot on His Perch[235]
The Starling[242]
Feeding Monkeys at the Zoölogical Garden[252]
A Pair of Midget Donkeys[258]
The Orang Outang in the Hands of His Keeper[265]
An Afternoon Chat[276]
The Fantail[287]
Hindu Snake Charmers with the Deadly Cobras[294]
The Mongoose[298]
The Common Hedgehog with His Battery of Spines[303]
The Three-banded Armadillo[305]
A Friendly Gray Squirrel[307]
A Hooded Peregrine Falcon[310]
Leg and Foot of Falcon Showing Fastening[314]
Grizzly Bear Cub[320]
The Harp-seal Afloat on the Ice[324]
The Savage Florida Alligator[326]
The Stork in Its Feeding Grounds[329]
The Cormorant, the Fishing Bird of China[331]
The Albatross Swooping Over the Ocean Waves[333]
An Opened Bee Hive Showing the Clustering Bees[336]