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Title: The Human Side of Animals

Author: Royal Dixon

Release Date: November 17, 2006 [EBook #19850]

Language: English

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[Illustration: RECREATION IS AS COMMON AMONG ANIMALS AS IT IS AMONG
CHILDREN.]

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-SEE