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Anecdotes of Big Cats and Other Beasts

Name: Anecdotes of Big Cats and Other Beasts
Author: David Alec Wilson

David Alec Wilson

Read by imfrom51, Nancy Gorgen, Tatiana Chichilla, Reny, Margaret, Vivianlyu, Link Wilfley, Ruthema, Guomin Do, Moira Scott, CTR, AnnaR77, Adele Pooley and Larry Wilson · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Three Men Together (13:35)
The Wonderful Escape of “Tiger-Hill” (13:25)
Sherlock Holmes in a Wood (10:16)
Where Tigers Flourish: Part 1 Tigers in the Air (2:52)
Where Tigers Flourish: Part 2 Tigers Victorious (4:49)
Where Tigers Flourish: Part 3 Working Alongside (5:53)
Where Tigers Flourish: Part 4 At very Close Quarters (6:38)
Where Tigers Flourish: Part 5 The Charge of the Tigress (7:05)
The Girl and the Tigress (11:26)
The Old Men and the Tiger (5:07)
Recovering the Corpse (5:12)
The Inspector’s Escape (6:03)
The Sound of Humanity (10:00)
The Tiger at the Rifle-range (13:16)
A Lesson from the Water Buffalo (9:39)
The Buffalo and the Crocodile (5:39)
A Nest of Crocodiles (12:47)
Useful Snakes (3:47)
The Tucktoo (3:51)
The Kitten’s Catch (8:34)
The Leopard as a Killer of Men: Part 1 Twice Twenty Years Ago or More (6:07)
The Leopard as a Killer of Men: Part 2 A Leopard that Loved the Ladies (3:42)
The Leopard as a Killer of Men: Part 3 No Man Comes Amiss (2:24)
The Leopard as a Killer of Men: Part 4 Its Way of Doing (5:08)
The Leopard as a Killer of Men: Part 5 The Final Fight (6:07)
On Heads in General (7:53)
The Unfinished Speech and Dance (9:05)
The Big Pet Cat (6:54)
The Leopard that Needed a Dentist (2:13)
The Devil as a Leopard (8:27)
The Gallant Leopard (11:31)
A Dumb Appeal put into Words (8:44)
The Fox in the Suez Canal (5:01)
Solidarity among the Brutes: Part 1 Elephants (5:19)
Solidarity among the Brutes: Part 2 The Baboons and the Leopards (4:53)
Solidarity among the Brutes: Part 3 The Indian Baboons and the Bear (7:25)
Solidarity among the Brutes: Part 4 Simla Monkeys (7:19)
Solidarity among the Brutes: Part 5 Co-operation (3:45)
A Run for Life (3:17)
Mother’s Love among the Monkeys (3:27)
Exit the Hunter: Part 1 Up to Date (4:33)
Exit the Hunter: Part 2 The Lion in Death (5:52)
Exit the Hunter: Part 3 Killing Tigers and Apes (6:40)
Exit the Hunter: Part 4 The Happy Hunter (5:44)
Exit the Hunter: Part 5 The Use of Hunting (3:01)
Exit the Hunter: Part 6 Irresistible Evolution (1:55)
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 1 Children of Air, in General (6:54)
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 2 Charlie Darwin (7:40)
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 3 Running Away (5:01)
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 4 Settling Down (7:18)
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 5 Teasing Tom (7:18)
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 6 Evening and Morning (6:27)
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 7 Table Manners (3:14)
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 8 Dogs (1:35)
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 9 Equality is Equity (2:31)
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 10 Where Civilisation Began. (4:17)
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 11 Filial Feeling (4:17)
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 12 Agreeable Sensations (7:49)
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 13 Corroborating Aristotle & Co. (6:58)
Charlie Darwin, or the Lady-Gibbon: Part 14 The Last Chapter (7:37)
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 1 Early Days (6:54)
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 2 Up the Chimney (5:12)
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 3 At a Railway Station (3:58)
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 4 A Breakfast at Ye-U (7:17)
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 5 The Bear and the Perambulator (4:09)
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 6 Life in a Country Town (10:59)
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 7 The Wonderful Suckling (5:10)
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 8 Harum-scarum (3:43)
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 9 All the Rest (6:01)
The Brief Biography of a Little Bear Part 110 Her Epitaph (2:47)
A Chinese Hunter (740 B.C.) (8:24)