Curious Creatures in Zoology

Curious Creatures in Zoology

John Ashton, English writer (1834–1911)


This ebook presents «Curious Creatures in Zoology», from John Ashton. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Preface

- Curious Creatures

- Amazons

- Pygmies

- Giants

- Early Men

- Wild Men

- Hairy Men

- The Ouran Outan

- Satyrs

- The Sphynx

- Apes

- Animal Lore

- The Manticora

- The Lamia

- The Centaur

- The Gorgon

- The Unicorn

- The Rhinoceros

- The Gulo

- The Bear

- The Fox

- The Wolf

- The Antelope

- The Horse

- The Mimick Dog

- The Cat

- The Lion

- The Leontophonus-the Pegasus-the Crocotta

- The Leucrocotta-the Eale-cattle Feeding Backwards

- Animal Medicine

- The Su

- The Lamb-tree

- The Chimæra

- The Harpy And Siren

- The Barnacle Goose

- Remarkable Egg

- Moon Woman

- The Griffin

- The Phœnix

- The Swallow

- The Martlet, And Footless Birds

- Snow Birds

- The Swan

- The Alle, Alle

- The Hoopoe And Lapwing

- The Ostrich

- The Halcyon

- The Pelican

- The Trochilus

- Woolly Hens

- Four-footed Duck

- Fish

- The Sea-pig

- The Walrus

- The Ziphius

- The Dolphin

- The Swamfisck

- The Remora

- The Dog-fish And Ray

- The Sea Dragon

- The Sting Ray

- Zoophytes

- The Kraken

- Crayfish And Crabs

- The Sea-serpent

- Serpents

- The Basilisk And Cockatrice

- The Salamander

- The Toad

- The Leech

- The Scorpion

- The Ant

- The Bee

- The Hornet