동물원의 동물들의 생활. The Book of Life at the Zoo, by C. J. Cornish
CONTENTS
PAGE
THE ZOO IN A FROST 1
THE GHOSTS OF THE TROPICAL
FOREST
13
THE BUTTERFLY FARM AT THE ZOO 20
PATTERNS ON LIVING ANIMALS 29
THE GIRAFFE’S OBITUARY 38
THE ELECTRIC EEL 48
DEEP- SEA LAMPS 55
THE LION HOUSE AT THE ZOO 62
DIVING BIRDS AT THE ZOO 77
TAME DIVERS 86
THE QUEST FOR THE WILD HORSE 91
ÆSTHETICS AT THE ZOO―THE
ANIMAL SENSE OF BEAUTY
99
ÆSTHETICS AT THE ZOO―SCENTS
AND SOUNDS
109
ORPHEUS AT THE ZOO―THE FIRST
VISIT
115
ORPHEUS AT THE ZOO―THE
SECOND VISIT
123
ORPHEUS AT THE ZOO―THE
CHOICE OF INSTRUMENTS
131
TALKING BIRDS 139
ELEPHANT LIFE IN ENGLAND 146
WANTED―A NEW MEAT 162
viAN EXPERIMENT IN ANIMAL
PRESERVATION
170
“ JAMRACH’S” 177
EXPRESSION IN THE ANIMAL EYE 192
LONDON BEARS 200
YOUNG ANIMALS AT THE ZOO 210
ANIMAL COLOURING 222
WILD- CATS AT THE ZOO 229
THE SPEECH OF MONKEYS 240
RARE AND BEAUTIFUL MONKEYS 248
THE LARGER MONKEYS 255
LIZARDS AND CROCODILES AT THE
ZOO
263
FROM THE ANIMALS’ POINT OF
VIEW
270
POSSIBLE PETS 278
THE PARIS ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
IN THE TWO SIEGES
287
OTHER BEASTS OF BURDEN 293
THE SOLDIER’S CAMEL 302
THE CANADIAN BEAVER 311
THE TEMPER OF ANIMALS 318
CRIMINAL ANIMALS 325
A YEAR AT THE ZOO 334