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Eccentricities of the Animal Creation.

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Eccentricities of the Animal Creation.

John Timbs

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Was the unicorn ever real? What astonished onlookers at the first rhinoceros in England? Timbs gathers the oddest tales of the animal world, from mermaid stories and the great ant-bear to the curiosities of bats and the mole at home. A delightful cabinet of natural wonders. Browse the strangest corners of the animal creation.

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50 chapters

  1. 1ECCENTRICITIES OF THE ANIMAL CREATION.
  2. 2CONTENTS.
  3. 3LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  4. 4INTRODUCTORY.—CURIOSITIES OF ZOOLOGY.
  5. 5FOOTNOTES:
  6. 6THE RHINOCEROS IN ENGLAND.
  7. 7FOOTNOTE:
  8. 8STORIES OF MERMAIDS.
  9. 9IS THE UNICORN FABULOUS?
  10. 10THE MOLE AT HOME.
  11. 11THE GREAT ANT-BEAR.
  12. 12FOOTNOTE:
  13. 13CURIOSITIES OF BATS.
  14. 14THE HEDGEHOG.
  15. 15THE HIPPOPOTAMUS IN ENGLAND.
  16. 16FOOTNOTES:
  17. 17LION-TALK.
  18. 18FOOTNOTES:

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