Author: William Plane Pycraft

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-24

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 9781330302422

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Excerpt from The Story of Reptile Life Among the higher animals at least, probably none are so generally and so universally disliked and mistrusted as the Reptiles. Tradition has done much to inculcate this antipathy; and the natural dread inspired by such as the snakes, has provided justification for its perpetuation. If, however, it be true that "a fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind," then, surely, many of those who now regard the Reptiles as nature's outlaws, should be induced to reconsider their harsh verdict; since, as it is the purpose of this little book to show, like ourselves, these creatures are also called upon to battle with nature for a hold on life. In the preparation of these pages I have received much kindly help from Dr A. Smith Woodward, F.R.S., of the British Museum of Natural History; and from Mr G. A. Boulenger, F.R.S., also of the Museum. For the most valuable assistance which they have given me I am grateful. Those who may wish to pursue their enquiries into the story of Reptile Life yet further, will find a mine of information in Dr A. Smith Woodward's "Palæontology of Vertebrates," and Dr Gadow's volume on "Reptiles" in the Cambridge Natural History. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Story of Reptile Life written by William Plane Pycraft and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of Reptile Life Among the higher animals at least, probably none are so generally and so universally disliked and mistrusted as the Reptiles. Tradition has done much to inculcate this antipathy; and the natural dread inspired by such as the snakes, has provided justification for its perpetuation. If, however, it be true that "a fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind," then, surely, many of those who now regard the Reptiles as nature's outlaws, should be induced to reconsider their harsh verdict; since, as it is the purpose of this little book to show, like ourselves, these creatures are also called upon to battle with nature for a hold on life. In the preparation of these pages I have received much kindly help from Dr A. Smith Woodward, F.R.S., of the British Museum of Natural History; and from Mr G. A. Boulenger, F.R.S., also of the Museum. For the most valuable assistance which they have given me I am grateful. Those who may wish to pursue their enquiries into the story of Reptile Life yet further, will find a mine of information in Dr A. Smith Woodward's "Palæontology of Vertebrates," and Dr Gadow's volume on "Reptiles" in the Cambridge Natural History. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.