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Five hundred fascinating animal stories, with numerous colored plates, illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., etc., ect. (1907) (14569028248)

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Title: Five hundred fascinating animal stories, with numerous colored plates, illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., etc., ect.

Year: 1907 (1900s)

Authors: Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry), 1848-1929

Subjects: Animal behavior Zoology

Publisher: New York, The Christian herald

Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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nglish breed, and Colonel Smithsuggests that this dog rather than the mastiff was the onewhich flourished in England in Roman times. Not indeedthe breed as it at present exists, but u one little inferior tothe mastiff, but with the peculiar features of the bull formmore strongly marked. The bull-dog, says Colonel Smith, diflers from all others, even from the mastiff, in giving nowarning of his attack by his barking, he grapples his oppo-nents without in the least estimating their comparative weightand powers. We have seen one pinning an American Bisonand holding his nose down till the animal gradually broughtforward its hind feet and crushing the dog to death tore hismuzzle out of the fangs, most dreadfully mangled. We haveknown another hallooed on to attack a disabled eagle; thebird unable to escape, threw himself on the back, and as thedog sprang at his throat, struck him with his claws, one ofwhich penetrating the skull, killed him instantly, and caused No. 7 MILES NATURAL HISTORY.

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