A river otter enjoys his meal.         This  great  fish-hunter  inhabited  the  river-banks  of  many  countries,  and  was  usually  much ...

A brown bear licks it's paws after eating wild honey and berries.         The  Brown  Bear  is  fairly  common  in  Europe  and  Asia.  ...

        In  the  Arctic  regions  lives  the  Polar  Bear.     This  mighty  animal  is  as large  as  any  of  the  bears  found  in  warme...

       On  a  warm  summer  evening,  if  you  go  to  some  quiet  spot  where  no  one passes,  and  there  are  lots  of  trees,  you  ma...

    Six Little Pigs by Harvey Peake. SIX little Piggies, very much alive, Oldest one was musical, that left only five. Five little Piggies, ...

  The Armadillo by George Cassard A Mighty lucky animal I think the Armadillo For, when it's time to go to bed, He rolls up in a ball i...

        The  Entellus  Monkey  is a  native  of  India.  It  is  not  small, by  any  means,  measuring  nearly thirty-six  inches  in  leng...

A bucking gnu.        Here  is  an  animal  called  the  Gnu,  which  seems  to  be  made  up  of  odds and  ends: the  legs  of  an  antelo...

       The  Buffalo  of  Asia,  Africa,  and  India  is  a  magnificent  animal.  The horns  of  the  Indian  variety  frequently  measure  ...

        The  Rhesus  Monkey, the  monkey  made  famous  by  Kipling  in  his Jungle  Stories, is  the  true  Bander  of  the  Hindoos.  They...

A Winter Artist by Clara R. Bete Winter time has come again. Jack Frost, on the windowpane, With the greatest care will trace Patterns finer...

 Kites On High! by Robert Louis Stevenson I saw you toss the kites on high And blow the birds about the sky; And all around I heard you pass...

The UNICORN Had but one horn To jab his foeman with; It would not do To search the zoo For him, for he's a myth. The toughest bird Of wh...

 Some call the NEWT  A savage brute, And say we should avoid him. But I've not seen Him very mean, Unless some one annoyed him.   The OY...

 The billy GOAT Can't sing a note; He has no education. But it is said He'll use his head And cause great consternation.   The HIPPO...

 A New Animal Alphabet by John Martin   The ALBATROSS Can fly across The sea in ninety days. It is agreed That such a great speed Entitles ...

The Oryx defends itself with deadly, beautiful horns.        The  Oryx  is  famous  for  its  beautiful  horns.  These  weapons  have  a  gr...

Diana monkeys have white beards.        Who  has  visited  any  zoological  collection  and  failed  to  see  the  beautiful white-bearded  ...

  Billy's Whiskers Billy Goat had whizzy whiskers Underneath his chin and where All the merry little breezes Might just toss it here and...

Yak also called the Grunting Ox.         The  Yak,  or  grunting  ox,  gets  its  name  from  the  peculiar  noise  it  makes. This  magnifi...

A large herd of antelope.        The  Antelopes  represent  a  large  and  important  group  of  animals  which are  more  or  less  common ...

        Walter Wellman says that hidden on Mr. Rooster are the names of many of his bird friends, each name containing five letters. Start w...

The chamois rest among the rocks.        The    Chamois   is perhaps  the  most  famous member  of  the  antelope family.  It  is  quite  wr...

The tailless gibbon lives in the trees.         The  Gibbons  are  the  ''fairy-monkeys''  of  the  trees,  spending  almost...

 To A Child About a Dog   The truest of unselfish friends; The pal whose loving never ends. In times of want or of increase His selfless lov...

The Pekinese A-R-IS-TO-CRAT-IC, I am, yes, Mark well my look Of haughtiness.  With half a glance It's plain to see The high degree Of my...

  Tiger, Tiger  by William Blake and The last verse interpolated by J. M. Tiger, tiger, burning bright In the forests of the night, What imm...