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Майн Рид. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found: A Book of Zoology for Boys
Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found: A Book of Zoology for Boys
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter One
Monkeys of the Old World
Chapter Two
Monkeys of the New World
Chapter Three
Bears
Chapter Four
Badgers
Chapter Five
Weasels, Otters and Civets
Chapter Six
Tame Dogs
Chapter Seven
Wild Dogs
Chapter Eight
Cats
Chapter Nine
Rats and other Rodents
Chapter Ten
Beavers
Chapter Eleven
Squirrels
Chapter Twelve
Hares, Rabbits, and other Rodents
Chapter Thirteen
Elephants
Chapter Fourteen
The Hippopotamus, Rhinoceros, and Tapir
Chapter Fifteen
Giraffes, Camels, and Llamas
Chapter Sixteen
Swine
Chapter Seventeen
Horses and Asses
Chapter Eighteen
The Ox Tribe
Chapter Nineteen
Sheep
Chapter Twenty
Goats
Chapter Twenty One
Antelopes
Chapter Twenty Two
Deer
Chapter Twenty Three
Quadrupeds with Pockets
Chapter Twenty Four
Ant-Eaters, Armadilloes, and other Odd Animals
Finis
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Mayne Reid
Published by Good Press, 2019
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The Grizzly bear next merits attention. This formidable animal was, for a long time, supposed to be a variety either of the brown bear of Europe or the black bear of America; but his greater ferocity, so often and fatally experienced by travellers, drew the attention of naturalists upon him, when it was discovered that he was altogether distinct from either of the two. His name is usually coupled with that of the Rocky Mountains of America—for it is chiefly in the defiles and valleys of this stupendous chain that he makes his home. He wanders, however, far eastward over the prairies, and also to the Californian Mountains on the west; and in a latitudinal direction from the borders of Texas on the south, northward as far, it is supposed, as the shores of the Arctic Sea. At all events, a bear somewhat like him, if not identically the same, has been seen on the banks of the great Mackenzie River, near its mouth. Perhaps it may be the brown bear of the Barren Grounds, already noticed; and which last is, in many respects—in size and colour especially—very similar to the grizzly.
The grizzly bear is certainly the most ferocious of his tribe—even exceeding, in this unamiable quality, his white cousin of the icy north; and many a melancholy tale of trapper and Indian hunter attests his dangerous prowess. He is both carnivorous and frugivorous—will dig for roots and eat fruits when within his reach; but not being a tree-climber, he has to content himself with such berries as grow upon the humbler bushes. Indeed, it is a fortunate circumstance that the fierce animal is unable to ascend a tree. Many a traveller and hunter have found a neighbouring tree the readiest means of saving their lives, when pursued by this ferocious assailant. Another circumstance is also in favour of those pursued by the grizzly bear. In the region where he dwells, but few persons ever go afoot; and although the bear can overtake a pedestrian, his speed is no match for that of the friendly horse.
