Two puppies and a cat
Two puppies and a cat
Deer
Deer
Eastern Asses
The Ass is mentioned upwards of fifty times in the Bible, and from its having been selected as the animal on which it pleased our Saviour to enter Jerusalem, it carries with it in some respects a higher degree of interest than any other. References to the ass may be grouped under five heads, according to the Hebrew names for the different sorts in the original. These are (1) CHAMOR, which is the ordinary name for the domestic ass, whether male or female, but more properly the male ; (2) ATON, also a domestic ass, but rendered always a she-ass ; (3) AYIR, a colt or young ass ; (4) PERE, wild ass, and (5) AROD, another term for wild ass. In Eastern countries, as Egypt and Syria, the ass is a far more valuable animal, well cared for and fed, and considerably larger in size than in this country. It is capable of a good day's journey at a moderate pace either an easy canter or a less agreeable trot—with a man on its back, and it has a spirited demeanour and wide-awake manner which render it a pleasant quadruped to deal with. The breed is carefully selected, and a well-bred Syrian ass will fetch forty pounds. Their average height is perhaps two to three hands above that in this country. The Palestine asses are the finest in the world. Their colour and markings are much the same everywhere, and no animal has changed so slightly under domestication as the ass.
Field mouse caught in an unbaited guillotine trap
If mice are present in small numbers, as is often the case in lawns, gardens, or seed beds, they may readily be caught in strong mouse traps of the guillotine type. These should be baited with oatmeal or other grain, or may be set in the mouse runs without bait.
Field mouse caught in baited guillotine trap
If mice are present in small numbers, as is often the case in lawns, gardens, or seed beds, they may readily be caught in strong mouse traps of the guillotine type. These should be baited with oatmeal or other grain, or may be set in the mouse runs without bait.
Lion from Assyrian Bas-relief
Lion from Assyrian Bas-relief
Persian Lion from the frieze at Susa (Perrot & chipiez)
Lion from a Theban bas-relief
Lion by Alfred Stevens
Bear with cubs
Bear with cubs
Meadow vole
Meadow vole
Haymouse (singing vole)
Haymouse (singing vole)
Caribou
Caribou
Brown Lemming
Brown Lemming
Bear with two cubs
Bear with two cubs
The Saiga-Antelope (Saiga tartarica)
Some of these, such as the Saiga-Antelope (Saiga tartarica), still inhabit portions of Eastern Europe, whilst others have retreated to their native land. But it might be asked, how is it known that these species did not originate in Europe, and thence migrate to Siberia? Because if they had originated on our continent, they would have spread there. They would have invaded Northern and Southern Europe, and they would probably have left some remains in Spain, Italy, or Greece.
The Musk-Ox (Ovibos moschatus)
Another large mammal, perhaps less well known, is the Musk-Ox (Ovibos moschatus), which resembles in size the smaller varieties of Oxen, but in structure and habits is closely allied to the Sheep. As is implied by the specific name, it exhales a musky odour; this does not, however, appear to be due to the secretion of a special gland, as is the case in other animals with a similar smell. The skin is covered with long brown thickly-matted hair, interspersed with white. It is confined to the most northerly parts of North America and the American Arctic islands, and to North Greenland. Though not now living in the Old World, it seems formerly to have been abundant in Siberia, and, as we shall learn later on, it was one of the species which took part in the great Siberian invasion of Europe. Its remains have been found not only in Germany and France, but also in the south of England.
Male Lion
Male Lion
Lioness
Lioness
Lioness
Lioness
Donkey
Donkey
Man riding horse
Man riding horse
Long-nosed sheep looking through the hedge
Long-nosed sheep looking through the hedge
Man leading a horse
Man leading a horse
Man and horse outside a house
Man and horse outside a house
Going through the gate
Going through the gate
Trotting across a field
Trotting across a field
Feeding time
Feeding time
Horse and Dog
`Horse and Dog
Dog and Shoe
Dog and Shoe
Dog chasing a rabbit
Dog chasing a rabbit
Two dogs and a horse
Two dogs and a horse
Two children riding ponies on the beach
Two children riding ponies on the beach
Two horses
Two horses
Two horses looking at their food
Two horses looking at their food
Horse and chickens
Horse and chickens
Boy and girl feeding the horses
Boy and girl feeding the horses
Feeding a goat
Feeding a goat
Milking a cow
Milking a cow
Two girls feeding a cow
Two girls feeding a cow
Naughty goat!!
Naughty goat!!
A horse
A horse
A Cow
A Cow
A calf
A calf
Boy and Girl feeding a horse
Boy and Girl feeding a horse
Cow Parts
1 Chuck 2 Ribs 3 Loin 4 Rump 5 Round 6 Hind Shank 7 Flank 8 Navel End 9 Clod 10 Fore Shank 11 Brisket.
Lioness and young, from an Ionian vase of the sixth century B. C
Lioness and young from an Ionian vase of the sixth century b. c. found at Caere in Southern Etruria (Louvre, Salle E, No. 298), from Le Dessin des Animaux en Grèce d’après les vases peints, by J. Morin, Paris (Renouard), 1911. The animal is drawing itself up to attack its hunters. The scanty mane, the form of the paws, the udders, and the dentition are all heavily though accurately represented.
Jerboa
Jerboa
Blesbok
Blesbok
African Okapi
African Okapi
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
lioness
Lioness
Lion
Lion
Male lion
sleeping lion
Male lion sleeping
Skeleton of Horse
Bat
Bat
Sleeping Bat
A Wolf
Chipmunk