ng their paths in and out of underbrush in a truly ingenious
manner 189

The mongoose, a scavenger of the worst type, feeding on rats and
mice and snakes, and even poultry 202

Diplodocus. The prehistoric animals, also, undoubtedly had their
scavengers and criminals 203

The Esquimo-dog is man's greatest friend in the Far North 218

Chipmunks are among the most easily tamed of man's wild friends,
and they even seem fond of human companionship 219

Men cruelly take the lives of these denizens of the wildwood, rejoicing
in their slaughter, but the animal soul they cannot kill 244

Two pals. There is between man and dog a kinship of spirit that cannot
be denied 245

FOREWORD

_"And in the lion or the frog--
In all the life of moor or fen--
In ass and peacock, stork and dog,
He read similitudes of men."_

More and more science is being taught in a new way. More and more men
are beginning to discard the lumber of the brain's workshop to get at
real facts, real conclusions. Laboratories, experiments, tables,
classifications are all very vital and all very necessary but sometimes
their net result is only to befog and confuse. Occasionally it becomes
important for us to cast aside all dogmatic restraints and approach the
wonders of life from a new angle and with the untrammelled spirit of a
little child.

In this book I have attempted to bring together many old and new
observations which tend to show the human-like qualities of animals. The
treatment is neither formal nor scholastic, in fact I do not always
remain within the logical confines of the title. My sole purpose is to
make the reader self-active, observative, free from hide-bound
prejudice, and reborn as a participant in the wonderful experiences of
life which fill the universe. I hope to lead him into a new wonderland
of truth, beauty and love, a land where his heart as well as his eyes
will be opened.

In attempting to understand the animals I have used a method a great
deal like that of the village boy, who when questioned as to how he
located the stray horse for which a reward of twenty dollars had been
offered, replied, "I just thought what I would do if I were a horse and
where I would