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The lemur (Latin, lemures, ghosts) get their name from the fact that their movements are noiseless, and are made mostly in the night. They live in troops, clinging to branches of trees. They eat fruits, eggs, insects and birds.

Lemur

The lemur (Latin, lemures, ghosts) get their name from the fact that their movements are noiseless,…

These mammals have pointed snouts and long bodies which they use to hunt prey of snakes or eggs.

Ichneumon

These mammals have pointed snouts and long bodies which they use to hunt prey of snakes or eggs.

The opossum is nocturnal and arboreal. At night it searches for insects, birds, eggs, fruit, etc. It uses its tail for climbing and when attacked it feigns death, giving rise to the origin of the common phrase, playing 'possum.

Opossum

The opossum is nocturnal and arboreal. At night it searches for insects, birds, eggs, fruit, etc. It…

These fish have huge mouths with a wormlike projection to entice prey.

Lophius

These fish have huge mouths with a wormlike projection to entice prey.

The green-tree frog is distinguished by suckers under its toes which enables him to cling to any tree surface.

Green-tree frog

The green-tree frog is distinguished by suckers under its toes which enables him to cling to any tree…

This toad is oviparous. She lays eggs, and the male piles them upon her back where they develop inside and atop her skin.

Surinam toad

This toad is oviparous. She lays eggs, and the male piles them upon her back where they develop inside…

Chickens are domesticated animals used for their eggs and meat.

Rooster

Chickens are domesticated animals used for their eggs and meat.

Chickens are domesticated animals used for their eggs and meat.

Chicken

Chickens are domesticated animals used for their eggs and meat.

Buntings build their nests on the ground, or on low bushes, and in this deposit four or five eggs, (Figuier, 1869).

Reed Bunting

Buntings build their nests on the ground, or on low bushes, and in this deposit four or five eggs, (Figuier,…

Buntings build their nests on the ground, or on low bushes, and in this deposit four or five eggs, (Figuier, 1869).

Cirl Bunting

Buntings build their nests on the ground, or on low bushes, and in this deposit four or five eggs, (Figuier,…

Buntings build their nests on the ground, or on low bushes, and in this deposit four or five eggs, (Figuier, 1869).

Cirl Bunting

Buntings build their nests on the ground, or on low bushes, and in this deposit four or five eggs, (Figuier,…

Princess carries a basket of eggs

Princess

Princess carries a basket of eggs

Frogs and snails

Pictorial divider

Frogs and snails

Girl finds a nest.

Girl finds a nest

Girl finds a nest.

The Proud Frog.

Aesop

The Proud Frog.

The Frogs Who Wanted a King. The log thrown down by Jupitor in answer to the frogs' request for a king.

Aesop's Fables

The Frogs Who Wanted a King. The log thrown down by Jupitor in answer to the frogs' request for a king.

The Frogs Who Wanted a King. The stork sent by Jupitor in answer to the frogs' request for a king.

Aesop's Fables

The Frogs Who Wanted a King. The stork sent by Jupitor in answer to the frogs' request for a king.

The princess finds a frog by the water.

Princess and the Frog

The princess finds a frog by the water.

The princess holds the frog.

Princess and the frog

The princess holds the frog.

View of a healthy foot. Key: A) frog, D) sole, E) bars

Horse's foot

View of a healthy foot. Key: A) frog, D) sole, E) bars

This female parasitic wasp has a strong boring ovipositor for laying eggs in holes she drills in trees.

Ichneumon

This female parasitic wasp has a strong boring ovipositor for laying eggs in holes she drills in trees.

This female parasitic wasp has a strong boring ovipositor for laying eggs in holes she drills in trees.

Ichneumon

This female parasitic wasp has a strong boring ovipositor for laying eggs in holes she drills in trees.

Grasshoppers laying eggs.

Grasshopper

Grasshoppers laying eggs.

A side view of a frog's internal structure.

Frog

A side view of a frog's internal structure.

A ventral view of a frog's internal structure.

Frog

A ventral view of a frog's internal structure.

A ventral view of a frog's internal nervous system.

Frog

A ventral view of a frog's internal nervous system.

The development of a toad, image 1.

Toad

The development of a toad, image 1.

The development of a toad, image 3.

Toad

The development of a toad, image 3.

The development of a toad, image 4.

Toad

The development of a toad, image 4.

The development of a toad, image 5.

Toad

The development of a toad, image 5.

Frogs are found all over the world, except Antarctica.

Frog

Frogs are found all over the world, except Antarctica.

This spongy gall is found on various species of roses, and is produced by several insects as receptacles for their eggs. the larvae then feed upon the juices of the plant.

Gall

This spongy gall is found on various species of roses, and is produced by several insects as receptacles…

Indian pipe in the shape of a frog, used for smoking tobacco.

Frog-shaped Indian Pipe

Indian pipe in the shape of a frog, used for smoking tobacco.

A cluster of frog eggs

Frog Eggs

A cluster of frog eggs

A full grown frog.

Frog

A full grown frog.

A line of toad eggs

Toad Eggs

A line of toad eggs

A Frog he would a-wooing go.

Frog Go A-Wooing

A Frog he would a-wooing go.

When they came to the door of Mousey's hall, Heigho, says Rowley. They gave a loud knock, and they gave a loud call.

Frog Go A-Wooing

When they came to the door of Mousey's hall, Heigho, says Rowley. They gave a loud knock, and they gave…

He met Old Dame Trot with a basket of eggs. He used his pipe and she used her legs.

Tom, Tom, The Piper's Son

He met Old Dame Trot with a basket of eggs. He used his pipe and she used her legs.

"<em>N. trivirgatus</em>. Its generl color is gray: its body and head measure ten inches. It lives on the borders of the Orinoco, and is nocturnal in its habits. It is sad of aspect, and solitary in its disposition. It passes the day in sleep, and at night goes fourth in quest of food, which consists of sweet fruits and eggs." &mdash;Goodrich, 1885

Douroucouli Monkey

"N. trivirgatus. Its generl color is gray: its body and head measure ten inches. It lives on…

"Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsy, and Bess, They all went together to seek a bird's nest, They found a bird's nest with five eggs in: They all took one, and left four in."

Elizabeth

"Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsy, and Bess, They all went together to seek a bird's nest, They found a bird's…

"Hickety, pickety, my black hen. She lays eggs for gentlemen."

My Black Hen

"Hickety, pickety, my black hen. She lays eggs for gentlemen."

In Lilliput, the primitive way of breaking eggs before eating them, was upon the larger end.

Broken Eggs

In Lilliput, the primitive way of breaking eggs before eating them, was upon the larger end.

As Gulliver rows in the miniature boat made for him by the Queen of Brobdingnag, a giant frog leaps in and almost overturns the boat.

Frog on board

As Gulliver rows in the miniature boat made for him by the Queen of Brobdingnag, a giant frog leaps…

A nest, containing four speckled eggs.

Nest

A nest, containing four speckled eggs.

A pair of golden orioles with their nest and eggs.

Golden Oriole

A pair of golden orioles with their nest and eggs.

Nest of the common European swallow, which can be found in old wells and mines, under the roofs of barns and sheds, in belfries, and sometimes in the fork of a dead tree.

Nest of the Common European Swallow

Nest of the common European swallow, which can be found in old wells and mines, under the roofs of barns…

A pair of topaz hummingbirds, with their nest and eggs.

Topaz Hummingbird

A pair of topaz hummingbirds, with their nest and eggs.

The horneo oven-bird, which builds its nest out of clay, straw, and dried vegetation.

Hornero Ovenbird

The horneo oven-bird, which builds its nest out of clay, straw, and dried vegetation.

A group of blue jays attacking a nest and eating eggs.

Blue Jays

A group of blue jays attacking a nest and eating eggs.

The raven has a broat palate, its diet including worms, brubs, reptiles, birds' eggs, fish, and shell-fish.

Raven

The raven has a broat palate, its diet including worms, brubs, reptiles, birds' eggs, fish, and shell-fish.

The great spotted cuckoo divides its time between North Africa and Southern Europe, laying its eggs in the nests of other birds for them to rear its offspring as their own.

Great spotted cuckoo

The great spotted cuckoo divides its time between North Africa and Southern Europe, laying its eggs…

Also known as the common American cuckoo, the yellow-billed cuckoo subsists on a diet of hairy caterpillars, cock-chafers, and the eggs of small birds.

Yellow-billed cuckoo

Also known as the common American cuckoo, the yellow-billed cuckoo subsists on a diet of hairy caterpillars,…

1, Epyornis; 2, Ostrich; 3, Cassoway; 4, Wild Goose; 5, hen; 6, Pigeon; 7, Humming-bird; 8, Eagle; 9, Vulture; 10, Penguin; 11, Crocodile; 12, Python; 13, Fresh-water Tortoise; 14, Boa of St. Lucia; 15, Tortoise; 16, Ophidan; 17, Dog-fish; 18, Ray-fish. The figure in the background without a number represents the egg of the Moa (extinct).

Comparative view of the size of the eggs of different animals

1, Epyornis; 2, Ostrich; 3, Cassoway; 4, Wild Goose; 5, hen; 6, Pigeon; 7, Humming-bird; 8, Eagle; 9,…

A boy customer buying eggs.

Eggs

A boy customer buying eggs.

A frame surrounded by various reptiles.

Reptiles

A frame surrounded by various reptiles.

Native to India, the gavial has an very narrow snout, used for hunting fish and frogs.

Gavial

Native to India, the gavial has an very narrow snout, used for hunting fish and frogs.

A snake chasing a frog.

Snake and frog

A snake chasing a frog.

A female python guarding her clutch of eggs.

Python and eggs

A female python guarding her clutch of eggs.

The skeleton of a frog.

Frog skeleton

The skeleton of a frog.