Strange stories of the animal world : A book of curious contributions to natural history / by John Timbs.
- John Timbs
- Date:
- 1866
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Strange stories of the animal world : A book of curious contributions to natural history / by John Timbs. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![VIII. Life of the GoraiLA 201—211 “The Gorilla Region,” 201. Evidence of Herodotus, 201. Gorilla, when first known, 202. Living Gorilla at Liverpool, 203. Du Chaillu’s Explorations and Adventures, 204. Gorilla described, 205. Death of a Gorilla, 206. Skins of Gorillas, 207. Gorilla in the Forest, 208. Professor Owen on the Gorilla, 210. Bald-headed Ape, 210. Hest- building Ape, 210. IX. Real Life of the Beaver 212—240 Marvels about the Beaver, 212. Beaver described, 211. Chisel-like Teeth, 213. Cuts down Trees, 214. Dams and Houses of Beavers, 215. Hearne’s account of Beavers, 216. Food, 217. Capture of Beaver.s, 218. Domesticated Beavers, 220, 221. Mr. Broderi])’s Tame Beaver, 221. Beavers in the Zoological Society’s Gardens, 223. Beaver in Wales, 224. Beaver in England, 225. Hunted in Germany, 225. Beaver in Europe, 226. Origin of the Name, 226, 227. Bulfon’.s account, 227. Beavers on the Elbe, 228. On the Rhone, 229, 230. Value of the Beaver, 231. Skin and Fur, 222, 233. Beaver Hats, 233. The Drug Castor, 234, 235. Adventures of a Beaver, by Washington Irving, 235. X. Rats—Mice—Lemmings 241—247 Brown Rat of Hanover, 241. Rats and Cats in the Feroc Islands, 242. Mice in the Forest of Dean, 243. Norway Lemmings, 244. Lemmings crossing Rivers, 246. Marmot making Hay, 247.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28127420_0017.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
