"Aard-vark is a burrowing insect-eating animal of the order Edentata found in South Africa. The name…
Anteaters are toothless four legged mammals. They have elongated heads and sticky tongues. It tears…
Monkey, a word loosely applied to apes, baboons, Old and New World monkeys, marmosets and lemurs.
The armadillos have scaly skin for protection; some have also the power of rolling themselves into a…
Armadillos live on carrion, insects and fruit. They are all small, except for the Gigantic armadillo…
The chief characteristics of the Asian race are: broad head; angular face; high cheek-bones; small,…
Monkey, a word loosely applied to apes, baboons, Old and New World monkeys, marmosets and lemurs.
Badgers have long, wide bodies with short legs. They are nocturnal, and eat earthworms, insects, vegetables…
The bat "never likes to rest upon the ground, and it takes its rest always by hanging itself up by the…
Bat, one of the group of wing-handed, flying mammals, having the forelimb peculiarly modified so as…
The kalong bat can have a wingspan up to five feet. Its head is like that of the fox, and it lives primarily…
The sense of hearing is acute in bats. They find prey by way of echolocation. The long-eared bat is…
Bats are chiefly ncturnal. The wing is a fold of skin supported by the arm and the elongated fingers.
The vampire bat of South America measures two or three feet from wingtip to wingtip. It lives by sucking…
Vampire bats have very large upper incisors. They suck the blood of cows and other livestock.
The Black bear inhabits every wooded district in North America, and eats primarily vegetation.
The grizzly bear is the most fierce and powerful of the North American bears. It can weigh up to 800…
A large white bear that lives in the Arctic regions of North America. They are powerful swimmers and…
The beaver is distinguished from all other rodents by its flat and scaly tail. Its hind feet are webbed,…
Immense herds of the bison occupy the vast plains. A single herd is said sometimes to consist of ten…
An illustration of a boy attempting to control a dog on a leash chasing a cat.
The capybara is the largest member of the rodent family. Its shape is like that of the pig. Its feet…
An illustration of a mother and father cat talking near baby cats in a bassinet.
Caucasians typically have the lowest degree of projection of the alveolar bones which contain the teeth,…
Monkey, a word loosely applied to apes, baboons, Old and New World monkeys, marmosets and lemurs.
The chimpanzee appears more like humans than any other animal and is found in the west part of Africa.…
There are several species of civet that live in Africa and Asia. All civets have scent-producing glands…
You see this dog dragging along a rope which he holds in his mouth, because he does not have hands (Hooker,…
The dugong is closeley related to the manatee. It has no hind limbs, but its forelimbs are converted…
A Bruijn's Echidna, or porcupine anteater from New Guinea. The animal have five claws and tapering tongue.…
Elephants are mammals, and the largest land animals alive today. The elephants gestation period is 22…
A pictorial banner illustrated with a bear and elephant holding up a cloth banner.
The fox is characterized chiefly by its pointed muzzle, short legs and its bushy tail. During the day,…
Tall-necked mammal found only in Africa. They travel in herds and browse from the trees with their long…
An illustration of a giraffe eating leaves with a monkey sitting on the giraffe's head.
An illustration of a giraffe looking at a young bear cub attached to a chain.
The Rocky Mountain Goat inhabits the most lofty peaks of the Rocky Mountains, (Smiley, 1839).
Hamsters are rodents. They are adapted for rapid and continuous gnawing, and they live chiefly upon…
Hares are larger than rabbits, with longer ears and hind legs. They live above ground in nests. Hares…