CONTENTS ix The Bull Dog, 138 The Poodle, 139 The Shoe-black’s Poodle, 139 Weasels, Otters, and Badgers, 140 The Polecat, 140 The Weasel. 140 Weasel and Kite, 141 The Common Otter, 141 The Badger, 142 The Ratel and the Skunk, 143 The Skunk, 144 The Raccoon and the Coati, 145 The Bear, 145 The Polar Bear, 146 The Black Bear, 147 Docility of the Bear, 148 The Grizzly Bear, 149 The Brown Bear, 151 Bruin and the Honey, 151 The Malayan Bear, 151 SuB-ORDER II THE PINNIPEDIA Sea Lions, 152 Sea Bears, 153 The Walrus, 154 The Common Seal, 155 The Seal’s Docility, 156 ORDER V WHALES AND DOLPHINS The Right Whale, 158 The Sperm Whale, 159 The Dolphin, 159 The White Whale, 160 The Narwhal, 160 The Porpoise, 161 The Grampus, 161 ORDER VI The Sea Cow, 162 ORDER VII HOOFED ANIMALS The Horse, 162 The Arabian Horse, 163 Affection for his Owner, 165 The Domestic Horse, 166 The Structure of a Horse, 167 The Horse’s Speed, 169 The Horse’s Endurance, 170 The Horse’s Memory, 171 The Force of Habit, 172 Intelligence of the Horse, 174 Horse-Play, 176 Horses and Dogs, 177 The Ass, 178 Sagacity of the Ass, 180 Instinct of the Ass, 181 \ The Trained Ass, 182 The Mule and the Hinny, 183 The Zebra, 183 The ‘Tapir, 183 The Rhinoceros, 184 Rhinoceros Hunting, 186 The Tame Rhinoceros, 187 The Hippopotamus, 188 The Haunt of the Hippopotami, 189 The Pig Family, 190 The Boar, 190 The Common Hog, 191 The Babiroussa, 192 The Peccary, 192 The Camel and the Dromedary, 192 Strength and Endurance of the Camel, 193 The Camel and his Master, 194 Camel Riding, 195 A Camel's Revenge, 195 The Terrors of the Desert, 196 The Llama, 198 The Deer, 198 The Red Deer, 199 A Stag Hunt, 200 The Tame Stag, 2or The Reindeer, 201 The Moose or Elk, 204 The Fallow Deer and the Roebuck, 204 The Giraffe, 205 The History of the Giraffe, 205 Hollow-Horned Ruminants, 206 The Bull, the Bison and the Buffalo, 207 The Bull, the Ox, the Cow, 207 The Bull, 208 The Brahmin Bull, 209 The Ox, 209 The Cow, 210 The Pride of a Cow, 210 The Bison, 211 Hunting the Bison, 212 The Buffalo, 213 Hunting the Indian Buffalo, 213 The Cape Buffalo, 214 Hunting the Cape Buffalo, 215 The Zebu, 216 The Yak, 216 The Antelopes, 216 The Gazelle, 217 The Sheep and the Goat, 217 The Intelligence of the Sheep, 218 Animals and Music, 218 ORDER VIIt The Elephant, 219 The Wild Elephant, 220 Elephant Herds, 221 Elephant Friendships, 223