"Though the whole trend of modern scientific thought is to lay stress on the fact that animals differ from us in degre…"

"The are undoubtedly direct descendants of the " forest bulls " of Norman times, but we have no evidence to prove, and…"

"The Greater Spotted, like all the woodpeckers, lays pure white eggs, with the faintest flush of pink from the yolk sh…"

"Glorious with the hues of the , a living gem of colour that seems strangely out of place beside our quiet English riv…"

"... has no place beneath the trees nor where the fresh winds blow. Hunt and be hunted is the rule of wild life."

", to say a person "carries the horn" signifies that he hunts the pack. It is often said of a that he "carries the hor…"

"There are many ferocious predators in the , such as that carnivorous monster the and the bloodthirsty , with its equa…"

"Another small bird that has to find shelter these winter nights is the , or 'Jenny Wren' as we call it in the country…"

"The , that common small hawk, may also be known and instantly distinguished from the — which is more of a woodland bi…"

"I have more confidence in the charity which begins in the home and diverges into a large humanity, than in the worldw…"