The Human Side of Animals

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1. 1THE HUMAN SIDE OF ANIMALS
2. 2ROYAL DIXON
3. 3AUTHOR OF "THE HUMAN SIDE OF PLANTS," "THE HUMAN SIDE OF TREES," "THE HUMAN SIDE OF BIRDS," ETC.
4. 4WITH TWO ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLORS AND THIRTY-TWO IN BLACK-AND-WHITE
5. 5TO MARCELLUS E. FOSTER WHO BELIEVED
6. 6NOTE
7. 7The author wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness to his fellow-naturalist and friend, Mr. Franklyn Everett Fitch, for carefully reading the entire manuscript and making many scholarly and valuable criticisms and corrections.
8. 8CONTENTS
9. 9ILLUSTRATIONS
10. 10FOREWORD
11. 11THE HUMAN SIDE OF ANIMALS
12. 12I
13. 13ANIMALS THAT PRACTISE CAMOUFLAGE
14. 14THE INDIANS CLAIM THAT THE MOTHER BISON FORCED HER CALF TO ROLL OFTEN IN A PUDDLE OF RED CLAY, SO THAT IT MIGHT BE INDISTINGUISHABLE AGAINST ITS RED CLAY BACKGROUND.
15. 15THE ZEBRA IS ONE OF THE CLEVEREST OF CAMOUFLAGERS. THE BLACK-AND-WHITE STRIPES OF HIS BODY GIVE THE EFFECT OF SUNLIGHT PASSING THROUGH BUSHES.
16. 16II
17. 17ANIMAL MUSICIANS
18. 18MONKEYS ARE THE MOST MUSICAL OF ALL ANIMALS. WHEN THEY CONGREGATE FOR "CONCERTS," AS SOME OF THE TRIBES DO, THE AIR IS FILLED WITH WEIRD STRAINS OF MONKEY-MUSIC.

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