Excerpt from Cassell's Natural History, Vol. 2 Comparatively few of the fiesh-eaters are of direct use to man, at any rate while alive, yet one member of the group - the Dog - is the most useful of all domestic quadrupeds. Though derived from one of the most savage of all - the Wolf. The Ferret, the Cheetah and the Cat are also more or less domesticated; but they come far below the Dog in amiable qualities, and in value to man. Below their value in service comes the use of their most beautiful skins; and still lower down the scent, derivable from a few species. Yet from these two last sources our fair ones seek to derive new charms. 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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Excerpt from Cassell's Natural History, Vol. 1 The Genus Vespertilio and the Family Vespertilionidae - Characteristics Nostrils - Tail - Ears - Dentition - Diet - Distri bution - long=eared bat - Ears - Distribution - Asleep - Jn Captivity - barbastelle - Characteristics - Distribu tion - habits flight - In Captivity - big-eared bat - townsend's bat - The Genus Nyctcphilus - Its True Place - Characteristios georrrot's nrcropnile - pipistrelle - Distribution - Diet - noctulii - Natural Food M'r. Daniell's Observations - ser0tin E - PA rti-colou'r ED bat hairy - armed bat negro bat kurl's bat n1lss0n's bat - coromandel bat - trick-rooted bat - temmincr's bap - welwitsch's bat - new zealand bat - mousn-ooloured bat - narrerer's bat - daubrnton's bat - wrisrered bat - black and orange bat - pa1nted bat - harpy bat - red bat - scrreiber's bat - brown pig bapstraw-coloured bat. 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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