Project Gutenberg 2005-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 223 Bingley, Thomas Landseer, Thomas 1795 1880 Stories about the Instinct of Animals, Their Characters, and Habits Produced by Markus Brenner, Julia Miller, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Stories about the Instinct of Animals, Their Characters, and Habits" by Thomas Bingley is a collection of educational tales written in the mid-19th century. The book is presented in the format of engaging stories narrated by a character called Uncle Thomas, primarily aimed at younger readers. It explores the unique instincts, characteristics, and behaviors of various animals, employing anecdotes to foster curiosity and compassion for the animal kingdom. At the start of the book, Uncle Thomas gathers the children to share captivating stories about animals, beginning with horses. He recounts tales of wild horses on the plains of South America, their capture using lassos, and intriguing incidents involving Arabian horses. Through these stories, he highlights the intelligence, docility, and deep connections that horses form with humans, illustrating their loyalty and the innate instincts that govern their behavior, setting the stage for a broader exploration of animal instincts throughout subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature Animal behavior -- Juvenile literature Instinct -- Juvenile literature Animals -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature QL Text Children's Instructional Books Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 244907 2025-08-07T10:21:37.743394 text/html 243340 2020-12-13T07:08:23 text/html 1455825 2025-08-07T10:21:46.070345 application/epub+zip 1452795 2025-08-07T10:21:41.534391 application/epub+zip 151808 2025-08-07T10:21:40.126396 application/epub+zip 1697547 2025-08-07T10:21:49.404323 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1664995 2025-08-07T10:21:44.815365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370137 2022-09-08T09:40:27.872265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217594 2025-08-07T10:21:37.241377 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 217460 2020-12-13T07:08:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19406 2025-08-07T10:21:49.547318 application/rdf+xml 24379 2025-08-07T10:21:40.626348 image/jpeg 4630 2025-08-07T10:21:40.377357 image/jpeg 1307074 2020-12-13T07:08:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 82613 2020-12-13T07:08:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 1413438 2025-08-07T10:21:37.808358 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia