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Eccentricities Of The Animal Creation
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Author : John Timbs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1869
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Eccentricities Of The Animal Creation
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Author : John Timbs
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-06-06
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Eccentricities of the Animal Creation
Eccentricities Of The Animal Creation
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Author : John Timbs
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-07-31
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CURIOUS creatures of Animal Life have been objects of interest to mankind in all ages and countries; the universality of which may be traced to that feeling which "makes the whole world kin."The Egyptian records bear testimony to a familiarity not only with the forms of a multitude of wild animals, but with their habits and geographical distribution."The collections of living animals, now popularly known as Zoological Gardens, are of considerable antiquity. We read of such gardens in China as far back as 2,000 years; but they consisted chiefly of some favourite animals, such as stags, fish, and tortoises. The Greeks, under Pericles, introduced peacocks in large numbers from India. The Romans had their elephants; and the first giraffe in Rome, under Cæsar, was as great an event in the history of zoological gardens at its time as the arrival in 1849 of the Hippopotamus was in London. The first zoological garden of which we have any detailed account is that in the reign of the Chinese Emperor, Wen Wang, founded by him about 1150 A.D., and named by him "The Park of Intelligence;" it contained mammalia, birds, fish, and amphibia. The zoological gardens of former times served their masters occasionally as hunting-grounds. This was constantly the case in Persia; and in Germany, so late as 1576, the Emperor Maximilian II. kept such a park for different animals near his castle, Neugebah, in which he frequently chased.Alexander the Great possessed his zoological gardens. We find from Pliny that Alexander had given orders to the keepers to send all the rare and curious animals which died in the gardens to Aristotle.Splendid must have been the zoological gardens which the Spaniards found connected with the Palace of Montezuma. The letters of Ferdinand Cortez and other writings of the time, as well as more recently "The History of the Indians," by Antonio Herrera, give most interesting and detailed accounts of the menagerie in Montezuma's park. The collections of animals exhibited at fairs have added little to Zoological information; but we may mention that Wombwell, one of the most noted of the showfolk, bought a pair of the first Boa Constrictors imported into England: for these he paid 75l., and in three weeks realised considerably more than that sum by their exhibition. At the time of his death, in 1850, Wombwell was possessed of three huge menageries, the cost of maintaining which averaged at least 35l. per day; and he used to estimate that, from mortality and disease, he had lost, from first to last, from 12,000l. to 15,000l.Our object in the following succession of sketches of the habits and eccentricities of the more striking animals, and their principal claims upon our attention, is to present, in narrative, their leading characteristics, and thus to secure a willing audience from old and young.
Eccentricities Of The Animal Creation
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Author : John Timbs
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-06-15
Eccentricities Of The Animal Creation written by John Timbs and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-15 with Science categories.
Excerpt from Eccentricities of the Animal Creation About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.
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Author : Timbs John
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2022-10-27
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Author : John Timbs
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-01-10
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Excerpt from Eccentricities of the Animal Creation In the reign of Charles I., a sort of Royal Mena gerie took the place of the deer with which St. J ames's Park was stocked in the days of Henry VIII. And Queen Elizabeth. Charles II. Greatly enlarged and improved the Park and here he might be seen playing with his dogs and feeding his ducks. The Bird-cage Walk, on the south side of the Park, had in Charles's time the cages of an aviary disposed among the trees. Near the east end of a canal was the Decoy, where water-fowl were kept; and here was Duck Island, with its salaried Governor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.
Eccentricities Of The Animal Creation Scholar S Choice Edition
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Author : Timbs John
language : en
Publisher: Scholar's Choice
Release Date : 2015-02-19
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Author : John Timbs
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2018-04-04
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Animal Creation A Popular Introduction To Zoology
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language : en
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Release Date : 1865
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Instinct Displayed
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Author : Priscilla Wakefield
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1811
Instinct Displayed written by Priscilla Wakefield and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1811 with Animal behavior categories.