The Boy's Own Book of Natural History

Africa AGILE GIBBON anglers animal appearance Ashmolean Museum bait beak beautiful beetle bird bite body branches brown called CANADA LYNX caterpillar claws coasts colour common Corncrake creature curious devouring dogs domesticated eggs elephant England escape Europe exceedingly eyes feathers feeds feet fish flesh foot frequently frogs Giraffe ground habits hair HARRISON WEIR head height Hippopotamus hole Hoopoe horns horse hunting Hyæna inches inhabits insects jaws known larva legs length lion lives Lizard mole Molluscs monkeys Moth mouse mouth native neck nest Ostrich peculiar placed plumage possess powerful prey principally quadrupeds Raven reptile resembling RHINOCEROS HORNBILL rivers SECRETARY BIRD seen shark sharp shell singular skin snail snake sometimes species Spider Spider Monkeys spot surface SWALLOW-TAILED MOTH swallowed tail teeth Titmouse trees tusks usually Vulgaris Lat Vulture whale wings young