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Eccentricities of the Animal Creation

The author has written chapters about various oddities of the animal kingdom, focusing on creatures from the bookworm to the rhinoceros and the mole to the unicorn. (Summary by mleigh) (9 hr 44 min)

Chapters

Introductory - Curiosities of Zoology

18:27

The Rhinoceros in England

16:37

Stories of Mermaids

26:01

Is the Unicorn Fabulous?

21:17

The Mole at Home

17:51

The Great Ant-Bear

22:55

Curiosities of Bats

30:51

The Hedgehog

9:25

The Hippopotamus in England

32:03

Lion-Talk Part 1

20:32

Lion-Talk Part 2

22:19

Bird Life

25:27

Birds' Eggs and Nests

22:26

The Epicure's Ortolan

11:02

Talk about Toucans

13:04

Eccentricities of Penguins

14:40

Pelicans and Cormorants

15:14

Talking Birds, Instincts, etc

26:21

Owls

16:59

Weather-Wise Animals

35:22

Fish-Talk Part 1

25:59

Fish-Talk Part 2

26:43

Fish in British Columbia

11:49

The Tree-Climbing Crab

24:57

Musical Lizards

5:43

Chameleons and Their Changes

30:03

Running Toads

9:11

Song of the Cicada

3:24

Stories about the Barnacle Goose

7:45

Leaves about Bookworms

7:18

Boring Marine Animals, and Human Engineers

13:01