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The Industries of Animals

by Frédéric Houssay

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Burrows, food stores and woven nests supply the working examples in Frédéric Houssay's study of animal behaviour. Organised around the tasks animals perform, the book covers finding food, defending themselves, preparing for their young and building shelters. Its contents range from ants' gardens and bees' precautions to birds' sewing and beavers' dams. Houssay approaches these activities through questions about intelligence, instinct and evolution.

The English edition of 1893 opens by tracing a change from collecting and classifying specimens to laboratory research and theories that connect observed facts. In the discussion of dwellings, cuckoos and cowbirds illustrate another strategy: placing eggs in other birds' nests. Human comparisons give the account a conversational, sometimes judgmental voice.

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Frédéric Houssay

Frédéric Houssay (1860-1920) was a French zoologist and university teacher. He was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1901. His books include "The Industries of Animals".

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About 5 hours
Pages
256
Language
English
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