The Animal Creation: A Popular Introduction to Zoology (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Animal Creation: A Popular Introduction to ZoologyIN the present volume it has been the endeavour of the Author to give, with as much concisenessas is compatible with the subject, a general view of the principal families into which the Animal Creation has been grouped by modern Zoologists; together with such notices of their characteristic habits and instincts as are to be gleaned from various writers in every department of Natural History. These, it is hoped, will be interesting to the general reader, and at the same time afford the student at least a bird's-eye view of the extensive field upon the.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.