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Authors: John Burroughs
ISBN-13: 9781589630567, ISBN-10: 1589630564
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Fredonia Books (NL)
Date Published: January 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: John Burroughs

Book Synopsis

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Table of Contents

I.Ways of Nature1
II.Bird-Songs29
III.Nature with Closed Doors47
IV.The Wit of a Duck53
V.Factors in Animal Life59
VI.Animal Communication87
VII.Devious Paths109
VIII.What do Animals Know?123
IX.Do Animals Think and Reflect?151
X.A Pinch of Salt173
XI.The Literary Treatment of Nature191
XII.A Beaver's Reason209
XIII.Reading the Book of Nature231
XIV.Gathered by the Way
I.The Training of Wild Animals239
II.An Astonished Porcupine242
III.Birds and Strings246
IV.Mimicry248
V.The Colors of Fruits251
VI.Instinct254
VII.The Robin261
VIII.The Crow265
Index273

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