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CATCHING WILD HORSES—Page 13.STORIES
ABOUT THE
INSTINCT OF ANIMALS,
THEIR CHARACTERS, AND HABITS.
BY THOMAS BINGLEY.
EMBELLISHED WITH ENGRAVINGS, FROM DRAWINGS BY T. LANDSEER.
NEW YORK:
C. S. FRANCIS & CO., 252 BROADWAY.
BOSTON:
J. H. FRANCIS, 128 WASHINGTON STREET.
1851.
CONTENTS.
Uncle Thomas resumes his Stories about the Instinct of Animals.—Tellsabout the Horse, and of the Immense Herds which are to be found on thePlains of South America; of their Capture by means of the Lasso; theArab and his Mare; the Gadshill Robber; the Benevolent Planter; theLawyer-Highwayman; as well as several other Curious Stories about theIntelligence, Affection, and Docility of the Horse Page 9
Uncle Thomas tells about the Beaver, and the Singular Manner in which itconstructs a Dam to confine the Waters of the River; and about the Hutwhich it builds for its Habitation. He tells also about the CuriousNests of the Sociable Grosbeak; and gives a Long and EntertainingAccount of the White Ant of Africa; its Extraordinary Nest; and theImportant Part which it acts in the Economy of Nature29
Uncle Thomas describes the Manner in which Wild Elephants are caught,and r BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!
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