Description: A pictorial map from 1906 illustrating the various animals that live in regions of Asia. "The white bear, the seal and many sea birds are found near the Arctic shore. In the cold parts of Siberia tribes of yellow people keep herds of reindeer. Large deer called elks live in the forests of Siberia. Many little fur animals live in these cold forests. The yak is found in the highland of Tibet. This is a very useful animal. It carries heavy loads on its back. It supplies milk and meat for food, and warm skins for clothing. Camels with two humps live in the dry central parts of Asia. They are very useful animals. Camels with one hump are found in southwest Asia and Africa. India has many large animals. Great elephants live in the dense forests or jungles. Tigers hunt in the same places. Here also during the day the rhinoceros sleeps in the swamps, but at night comes out to feed on bushes and grass. Two of the most useful animals are the zebu and the buffalo. Zebus are cattle. They have humps on their shoulders. These animals do the same kind of work as oxen. Most of the zebus are in India. Large crocodiles live in the rivers of southern Asia. One kind is called the gavial. Many gavials feed in the delta mouths of the Ganges river. The warm parts of Asia have many birds, snakes and monkeys. One of the most poisonous snakes is the cobra, or hooded snake. It kills many people." — Frye, 1906, p.110.
Place Names: A Complete Map of Asia, China, India, Japan, Phillipine
ISO Topic Categories: biota
Keywords: Animals of Asia, Animals found in regions of Asia, kBiodiversity, biota, Unknown, 1906
Source: Alexis Everett Frye, Frye's First Steps in Geography (Boston, MA: Ginn and Company, 1906) 110
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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