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Seven different specimen of kangaroos, including a rabbit-eared perameles, are shown with their young in their natural habitat. Coloured etching by J. S. Murdoch after J. Stewart.

Five different specimen of dogs, domesticated and wild, are shown in a mountainous landscape. Coloured etching by J. Miller after J. Stewart.

Five different specimen of wild and domesticated pigs shown in a forest. Coloured etching by J. Miller after J. Stewart.

A common seal is sitting on a rock in the sea while another one is climbing on to the rock. Coloured etching by W. H. Lizars after J. Stewart.

Nine different species of fish, including trout, salmon and parr, are lying on the shore of a river. Coloured etching by J. Miller after J. Stewart.

A group of different bears fighting for prey. Coloured etching by J. Bishop after J. Stewart.

Fifteen different specimen of deer are shown in a mountainous landscape. Coloured etching by T. Brown after J. Stewart.

A man, lying on a rock, is looking down on a congregation of animals in an edenic garden. Coloured etching by J. Stewart and W. Warwick.

Two wild cats in a mountainous landscape. Coloured lithograph by B. Hummel after J. Stewart.

A female and a male Asiatic elephant with their young and a caparisoned elephant with a howdah in the distance. Coloured etching by J. Bishop after J. Stewart.

Two ermines sitting on the ground in a forest. Coloured etching by W. H. Lizars after J. Stewart.

Six different species of serpents, including pythons and cobras, killing their prey, cattle, by strangulation. Coloured etching by J. Bishop after J. Stewart.

Nine different specimen of squirrels (family Sciuridae), including the flying squirrel, shown in their arboreal habitat. Coloured etching by J. Bower after J. Stewart.

Twelve different species of bees swarming a flowery meadow. Coloured etching by J. Bishop, 1855, after J. Stewart.

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Nine different specimen of squirrels (family Sciuridae), including the flying squirrel, shown in their arboreal habitat. Coloured etching by J. Bower after J. Stewart.

Five different specimen of dogs, domesticated and wild, are shown in a mountainous landscape. Coloured etching by J. Miller after J. Stewart.

Twelve different species of bees swarming a flowery meadow. Coloured etching by J. Bishop, 1855, after J. Stewart.

A common seal is sitting on a rock in the sea while another one is climbing on to the rock. Coloured etching by W. H. Lizars after J. Stewart.

A group of different bears fighting for prey. Coloured etching by J. Bishop after J. Stewart.

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