Wild Animals At Home

About this eBook

Author

Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946

Title

Wild Animals at Home

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Subject

Animals -- Anecdotes

Category

Text

eBook-No.

27887

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27887

Release Date

January 25, 2009

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.WILD ANIMALS AT HOME — Wild Animals At Home
2. 2.Foreword
3. 3.Contents
4. 4.List of Half-tone Plates
5. 5.I The Cute Coyote
6. 6.I The Cute Coyote — AN EXEMPLARY LITTLE BEAST, MY FRIEND THE COYOTE — THE PRAIRIE-DOG OUTWITTED — THE COYOTE'S SENSE OF HUMOUR — HIS DISTINGUISHING GIFT — THE COYOTE'S SONG [A] — FOOTNOTES:
7. 7.II The Prairie-dog and His Kin
8. 8.II The Prairie-dog and His Kin — MERRY YEK-YEK AND HIS LIFE OF TROUBLES — THE WHISTLER IN THE ROCKS — THE PACK-RAT AND HIS MUSEUM — A FREE TRADER — THE UPHEAVER—THE MOLE-GOPHER
9. 9.III Famous Fur-bearers—
10. 10.III Famous Fur-bearers — FOX, MARTEN, BEAVER, AND OTTER — THE MOST WONDERFUL FUR IN THE WORLD — THE POACHER AND THE SILVER FOX — THE VILLAIN IN VELVET—THE MARTEN — THE INDUSTRIOUS BEAVER — THE DAM — THE OTTER AND HIS SLIDE
11. 11.IV Horns and Hoofs and Legs of Speed
12. 12.IV Horns and Hoofs and Legs of Speed — THE BOUNDING BLACKTAIL — THE MOTHER BLACKTAIL'S RACE FOR LIFE — THE BLACKTAIL'S SAFETY IS IN THE HILLS — THE ELK OR WAPITI—THE NOBLEST OF ALL DEER — STALKING A BAND OF ELK — THE BUGLING ELK — SNAPPING A CHARGING BULL — THE HOODOO COW — THE MOOSE, THE BIGGEST OF ALL DEER — MY PARTNER'S MOOSE-HUNT — THE SIREN CALL — THE BIGGEST OF OUR GAME—THE BUFFALO — THE SHRUNKEN RANGE — THE DOOMED ANTELOPE AND HIS HELIOGRAPH — THE RESCUED BIGHORN — FOOTNOTES:
13. 13.V Bats in the Devil's Kitchen
14. 14.V Bats in the Devil's Kitchen
15. 15.VI The Well-meaning Skunk
16. 16.VI The Well-meaning Skunk — HIS SMELL-GUN — THE CRUELTY OF STEEL TRAPS — FRIENDLINESS OF THE SKUNK — PHOTOGRAPHING SKUNKS AT SHORT RANGE — WE SHARE THE SHANTY WITH THE SKUNKS — THE SKUNK AND THE UNWISE BOBCAT — MY PET SKUNKS
17. 17.VII Old Silver-grizzle—The Badger
18. 18.VII Old Silver-grizzle—The Badger — THE VALIANT, HARMLESS BADGER — HIS SOCIABLE BENT — THE STORY OF THE KINDLY BADGER — THE EVIL ONE — THE BADGER THAT RESCUED THE BOY — FINDING THE LOST ONE — HOME AGAIN — THE HUMAN BRUTE
19. 19.VIII The Squirrel and His Jerky-tail Brothers
20. 20.VIII The Squirrel and His Jerky-tail Brothers — THE CHEEKY PINE SQUIRREL — CHIPMUNKS AND GROUND-SQUIRRELS — THE GROUND-SQUIRREL THAT PLAYS PICKET-PIN — CHINK AND THE PICKET-PINS — CHIPMUNKS — THE GROUND-SQUIRREL THAT PRETENDS IT'S A CHIPMUNK — A FOUR-LEGGED BIRD—THE NORTHERN CHIPMUNK — A STRIPED PIGMY—THE LEAST CHIPMUNK
21. 21.IX The Rabbits and their Habits
22. 22.IX The Rabbits and their Habits — MOLLY COTTONTAIL, THE CLEVER FREEZER — THE RABBIT THAT WEARS SNOWSHOES — THE TERROR OF THE MOUNTAIN TRAILS — BUNNY'S RIDE — THE RABBIT DANCE — THE GHOST RABBIT — A NARROW-GAUGE MULE—THE PRAIRIE HARE — THE BUMP OF MOSS THAT SQUEAKS — THE WEATHERWISE CONEY — HIS SAFETY IS IN THE ROCKS — FOOTNOTES:
23. 23.X Ghosts of the Campfire
24. 24.X Ghosts of the Campfire — THE JUMPING MOUSE — THE CALLING MOUSE
25. 25.XI Sneak-cats Big and Small
26. 26.XI Sneak-cats—Big and Small — THE BOBCAT OR MOUNTAIN WILDCAT — MISUNDERSTOOD—THE CANADA LYNX — THE SHYEST THING IN THE WOODS—MOUNTAIN LION, PUMA OR COUGAR — THE TIME I MET A LION — IN PERIL OF MY LIFE — THE DANGEROUS NIGHT VISITOR
27. 27.XII Bears of High and Low Degree
28. 28.XII Bears of High and Low Degree — THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF BEARS — BEAR-TREES — A PEEP INTO BEAR FAMILY LIFE — THE DAY AT THE GARBAGE PILE — LONESOME JOHNNY — FURTHER ANNALS OF THE SANCTUARY — THE GRIZZLY AND THE CAN
29. 29.Appendix Mammals of the Yellowstone Park
30. 30.Appendix Mammals of the Yellowstone Park — Transcriber's Notes

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