Few natural scientists have achieved the stature of William T. Hornaday, Director of the New York Zoological Park (now the Bronx Zoo). He was a prolific author, active advocate for the protection of endangered species and habitats, friend of influential patrons, and a leading proponent of the Boy Scouts of America. In this book, published in 1922, Hornaday reflects on his personal involvement with a wide range of animals, both wild and captive. In "The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals," he discusses the personality traits and behaviorisms of apes, elephants, bears, deer, birds, snakes and other species. Of special interest is "The Laws of the Flocks and Herds," which is a kind of political manifesto declaring the rights and privileges of the animal kingdom - still very much espoused by modern animal rights activists.
This masterfully crafted eBook is a faithful presentation of the 1922 first edition, complete with some thirty illustrations. it is fully-searchable and fully-printable. (249pp, 2.9 Mb)
Contents
I. A SURVEY OF THE FIELD
I. THE LAY OF THE LAND
II. WILD ANIMAL TEMPERAMENT & INDIVIDUALITY
III. THE LANGUAGE OF ANIMALS
IV. THE MOST INTELLIGENT ANIMALS
V. THE RIGHTS OF WILD ANIMALS
II. MENTAL TRAITS OF WILD ANIMALS
VI. THE BRIGHTEST MINDS AMONG ANIMALS
VII. KEEN BIRDS AND DULL MEN
VIII. THE MENTAL STATUS OF THE ORANG-UTAN
IX. THE MAN-LIKENESS OF THE CHIMPANZEE
X. THE TRUE MENTAL STATUS OF THE GORILLA
XI. THE MIND OF THE ELEPHANT
XII. THE MENTAL AND MORAL TRAITS OF BEARS
XIII. MENTAL TRAITS OF A FEW RUMINANTS
XIV. MENTAL TRAITS OF A FEW RODENTS
XV. THE MENTAL TRAITS OF BIRDS
XVI. THE WISDOM OF THE SERPENT
XVII. THE TRAINING OF WILD ANIMALS
III. THE HIGHER PASSIONS
XVIII. THE MORALS OF WILD ANIMALS
XIX. THE LAWS OF THE FLOCKS AND HERDS
XX. PLAYS AND PASTIMES OF WILD ANIMALS
XXI. COURAGE IN WILD ANIMALS
IV. THE BASER PASSIONS
XXII. FEAR AS A RULING PASSION
XXIII. FIGHTING AMONG WILD ANIMALS
XXIV. WILD ANIMAL CRIMINALS AND CRIME
XXV. FIGHTING WITH WILD ANIMALS
THE CURTAIN.