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1、THEMINDSANDMANNERSOFWILDANIMALSABOOKOFPERSONALOBSERVATIONSBYWILLIAMT.HORNADAY,Sc.D.,A.M.DIRECTOROFTHENEWYORKZOOLOGICALPARK.AUTHOROF"THEAMERICANNATURALHISTORY,""TWOYEARSINTHEJUNGLE,""CAMPFIRESINTHECANADIANROCKIES,""OURVANISHINGWILDLIFE,"ETC.WITHILLUSTRATIONSThewildanimalmustth
2、ink,ordie.*****"Proveallthings;holdfastthatwhichisgood."COPYRIGHT,1922,BYWILLIAMT.HORNADAYPrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaTherightoftranslationisreservedPublishedMay,1922TOTHEOFFICERSANDMENOFTHENEWYORKZOOLOGICALPARK,WHOSESAFETYDEPENDSUPONTHEIRKNOWLEDGEOFTHEMINDSOFWILDANIMALS
3、,THISVOLUMEISDEDICATEDASATOKENOFAPPRECIATIONANDREGARDCONTENTSI.ASURVEYOFTHEFIELDI.THELAYOFTHELANDII.WILDANIMALTEMPERAMENT&INDIVIDUALITYIII.THELANGUAGEOFANIMALSIV.THEMOSTINTELLIGENTANIMALSV.THERIGHTSOFWILDANIMALSII.MENTALTRAITSOFWILDANIMALSVI.THEBRIGHTESTMINDSAMONGANIMALSVII.K
4、EENBIRDSANDDULLMENVIII.THEMENTALSTATUSOFTHEORANG-UTANIX.THEMAN-LIKENESSOFTHECHIMPANZEEX.THETRUEMENTALSTATUSOFTHEGORILLAXI.THEMINDOFTHEELEPHANTXII.THEMENTALANDMORALTRAITSOFBEARSXIII.MENTALTRAITSOFAFEWRUMINANTSXIV.MENTALTRAITSOFAFEWRODENTSXV.THEMENTALTRAITSOFBIRDSXVI.THEWISDOMO
5、FTHESERPENTXVII.THETRAININGOFWILDANIMALSIII.THEHIGHERPASSIONSXVIII.THEMORALSOFWILDANIMALSXIX.THELAWSOFTHEFLOCKSANDHERDSXX.PLAYSANDPASTIMESOFWILDANIMALSXXI.COURAGEINWILDANIMALSIV.THEBASERPASSIONSXXII.FEARASARULINGPASSIONXXIII.FIGHTINGAMONGWILDANIMALSXXIV.WILDANIMALCRIMINALSAND
6、CRIMEXXV.FIGHTINGWITHWILDANIMALSTHECURTAIN.PREFACEDuringthesedaysofceaselessconflict,anxietyandunrestamongmen,whenattimesitbeginstolookasif"theCaucasian"reallyis"playedout,"perhapstheEnglish-readingworldwillturnwithasighofrelieftothecontemplationofwildanimals.Atallevents,thea
7、uthorhasfoundthisdiversioninhisfavoritefieldmentallyagreeableandrefreshing.Incomparisonwithsomeoftheallegedmenwhonowarecursingthisearthbytheirbanefulpresence,theso-called"loweranimals"donotseemsovery"low"afterall!Asafriendoftheanimals,thisisaverypropertimeinwhichtocomparethem
8、withmen.Furthermore,ifthinkingmenandwomendesiretoknowtheleadingfacts