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THE HUMAN SIDE OF ANIMALS

BY ROYAL DIXON AUTHOR OF "THE HUMAN SIDE OF PLANTS," "THE HUMAN SIDE OF TREES,"

"THE HUMAN SIDE OF BIRDS," ETC.

WITH TWO ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLORS AND THIRTY-TWO IN BLACK-AND-WHITE

NEW YORK FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1918, by FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY

All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages

MADE IN U. S. A.

TO MARCELLUS E. FOSTER WHO BELIEVED

NOTE

The author wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness to his fellow-naturalist and friend, Mr. Franklyn Everett Fitch, for carefully reading the entire manuscript and making many scholarly and valuable criticisms and corrections.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

FOREWORD xiii

I ANIMALS THAT PRACTISE CAMOUFLAGE 1

II ANIMAL MUSICIANS 18

III ANIMALS AT PLAY 32

IV ARMOUR-BEARING AND MAIL-CLAD ANIMALS 46

V MINERS AND EXCAVATORS 61

VI ANIMAL MATHEMATICIANS 88

VII THE LANGUAGE OF ANIMALS 99

VIII IN THEIR BOUDOIRS, HOSPITALS AND CHURCHES 120

IX SELF-DEFENCE AND HOME-GOVERNMENT 130

X ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND HOUSE-BUILDERS 150

XI FOOD CONSERVERS 170

XII TOURISTS AND SIGHT-SEERS 181

XIII ANIMAL SCAVENGERS AND CRIMINALS 199