The Camel Its Uses And Management PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter ih instinct and intelligence On a subject so exhaustive as the above I have been General obliged to alter my original plans and devote a special chapter, although I have casually alluded to it in the preceding one, which, however, was already quite long enough. In approaching so deep a question as this I must confess to a feeling of diffidence in giving expression to my views, which are crude even to simplicity. But in a period extending over twenty years it is scarcely possible, and somewhat improbable, to go through life without learning something about the ordinary domestic animals that are more or less mixed up with the daily routine of our existence--all the more so when one has been placed in almost every possible conceivable position with certain of them; it is more than likely that you get to know a good deal as to their habits and characteristics without even going out of your way or putting yourself out to make a special study of them. It is this which has emboldened me to put on record my thoughts and feelings on so weighty a matter, in the best language at my command, yet in spite of this weakness I feel that some of my experiences deserve a certain amount of attention and consideration. In fact, anyone taking an ordinary interest in animals, and possessing an average amount of the power of observation, is bound to learn to a certain extent, while, if you are at all careful in your observations, and use a little intelligence, you do not require to be a zoologist (in the strict sense of the term) to become acquainted with the temperament and characteristics peculiar to the different kinds. I regret extremely that I am no zoologist, and I deplore my want of technical knowledge, which has been a great drawback to me in...