Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals, by R. Lee potx

[...]... food, and defend themselves, are only equalled by human beings Denizens of those mighty forests, which clothe the earth between the tropics of both the Old and New World, assembling by hundreds in those lands where the Palm, the Banyan, the Baobab, the Bombax, and thousands of magnificent trees adorn the soil; where the most delicious fruits are to be procured, by merely stretching out the hand to... were putting a broad band of white upon her, when they went to dinner below, leaving their paint and brushes on the upper deck Jack enticed his victim to him, who meekly obeyed the summons; and, seizing him with one hand, he, with the other, took the brush, and covered him with the white fluid from head to foot The laugh of the man at the helm called my attention to the circumstance, and as soon as Jack... expanse of water, disturbed only by the heavy swell, which forms the sole motion in a calm; the watch on deck were seated near the bows of the vessel, the passengers and officers were almost all below, there was only myself and the helmsman on the after-deck; he stood listlessly by the binnacle, and I was wholly occupied in reading A noise between a squeak and a chatter suddenly met my ears; and before... not bear the weight of their playfellows, they stretched out their wings, and seemed vociferously to exclaim, "You can't catch me!" Sometimes, however, they were surprised, and then there was such a scuffle and noise The four-handed beast, however, plucked the red feathers from the tail of the bird; and careless of its anger, seated himself on a branch, sucking the quills till they were dry, when he... creek of that river to reach the town of Naängo when the most deafening screams were to be heard over head, mixed with squeaks and sundry strange noises These proceeded from red and grey parrots, which were pursued to the tops of the tallest trees by the monkeys The birds were not frightened; on the contrary, they appeared to enjoy the fun, and perching on slight twigs, which would not bear the weight of. .. separate them from their parent stem; no wonder that both apes and monkeys there congregate, and strike the European, on his first arrival among them, with astonishment I had seen many at Cape Coast; but not till I advanced into the forest up the windings of the river Gaboon, could I form any idea of their multitude, or of the various habits which characterize their savage lives The first time the reality... at night, and I was often obliged to perform the office of nursemaid Jack's principal punishment, however, was to be taken in front of the cage in which a panther belonging to me was placed, in the fore part of the deck His alarm was intense; the panther set up his back and growled, but Jack instantly closed his eyes, and made himself perfectly rigid I generally held him up by the tail, and if I moved,... that they delight in pilfering, in outwitting each other and their higher brethren—men; that they glory in tearing and destroying the works of art by which they are surrounded in a domestic state; that they lay the most artful plans to effect their purposes, is all perfectly true; but the terms mirthful and merry, seem to me to be totally misapplied, in reference to their feelings and actions; for they... himself from two of his rivals by throwing them into the sea One of them was a small Lion monkey, of great beauty and extreme gentleness, and immediately after I had been feeding him, Jack called him with a coaxing, patronizing air; but as soon as he was within reach, the perfidious creature seized him by the nape of his neck, and, as quick as thought, popped him over the side of the ship We were going... board the above-mentioned vessel, but Jack was the prince of them all Exclusively belonging to the cook, although a favourite with the whole crew, my friend (a Cercopithecus from Senegal) had been at first kept by means of a cord, attached to the caboose; but, as he became more and more tame, his liberty was extended, till at last he was allowed the whole range of the ship, with the exception of the . Internet Archive/Children's Library) ANECDOTES OF THE HABITS AND INSTINCT OF ANIMALS. Signed Copy The Monkey Painter—Page 7. BY MRS. R. LEE, FORMERLY MRS. T. E. BOWDICH, AUTHOR OF " ;THE AFRICAN WANDERERS," "ADVENTURES. alt="" The Project Gutenberg EBook of Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals, by R. Lee This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals Author: R. Lee Illustrator: