Part 2

XIV AS THE ALLIES OF MAN 210

XV THE FUTURE LIFE OF ANIMALS 234

ILLUSTRATIONS

Recreation is as common among animals as it is among children (in Colours) Frontispiece

The Indians claim that the mother bison forced her calf to roll often in a puddle of red clay, so that it might be indistinguishable against its clay background 6

The zebra is one of the cleverest of camouflagers. The black-and-white stripes of his body give the effect of sunlight passing through bushes 7

Monkeys are the most musical of all animals. When they congregate for "concerts," as some of the tribes do, the air is filled with weird strains of monkey-music 20

Cats, unlike dogs, are very fond of music. And it has been proved that their music-sense can be developed to a remarkable degree 21

A happy family of polar bears. The young cubs wrestle and tumble, as playfully as two puppies. This play has much to do with their physical and mental development 34

Dryptosaurus. The prehistoric animals, too, undoubtedly had their play time, with games and "setting up" exercises 35

The mother opossum is never happier than when she has her little ones playing hide-and-seek over her back 38

This young fox came from his home in the woods daily to play with a young fox-terrier. He is now resting after a romp 39

Naosaurus and Dimetrodon, two extinct armour-bearers who should have been well able to protect themselves 50

An armour-bearer of prehistoric times whose shield was an effective protection against enemy horns 51

To the polar bear the ice and snow of the Far North means warmth and protection. The mother bear digs herself into a snowbank, where she lives quite comfortably throughout the winter 84

The sharp claws of the ground squirrel are efficacious tools in digging his cosy underground burrow 85

The coyote can readily distinguish whether a herd of sheep is guarded by one or more dogs, and will plan his attack accordingly 94

The zebu, the sacred bull of India, in spite of its domestication, has an agile body and a quick, alert mind 95

Roosevelt's Colobus. These horse-tailed monkeys chatter together in a language exclusively their own, yet they seem to have no difficulty in making themselves understood by other monkey-tribes 112

A tamed deer of Texas, whose constant companion and playmate was a rabbit dog. Between the two, there developed, necessarily, a common language 113

Water-loving animals, like the beavers, seemingly take great pride in their toilets. Their fur is always sleek and clean 122

Great forest pigs of Central Africa. Like the common domesticated hogs, they will seek a clay bath to heal their wounds 123

The Rocky Mountain goat has many means of defence, not the least of which is his agility in climbing to inaccessible places 134

Wild boars are among the most ferocious of animals. By means of their great strength alone they are well able to defend themselves 135

Brontosaurus. The animals that seemed best equipped to defend themselves are the ones that, thousands of years ago, became extinct 144

This prehistoric monster was equipped not only with a pair of strong horns but with a shield back of them as well 145

The beaver is the greatest of all animal architects. His skill is equalled only by his patience (in Colours) 158

The skunk mother tries to keep on hand a good supply of such delicacies as frogs and toads, so that her young may never go hungry 172