Project Gutenberg 2023-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 322 Porter, J. Hampden (John Hampden) 1837 1908 Porter, John Hampden 04024919 Wild beasts : $b A study of the characters and habits of the elephant, lion, leopard, panther, jaguar, tiger, puma, wolf, and grizzly bear $aNew York :$bCharles Scribner's Sons, $c1894. Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "WILD BEASTS: A STUDY OF THE CHARACTERS AND HABITS OF THE ELEPHANT, LION, LEOPARD, PANTHER, JAGUAR, TIGER, PUMA, WOLF, AND GRIZZLY BEAR" by J. Hampden Porter is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the behaviors and characteristics of various wild animals, with a primary focus on elephants. The author draws from historical accounts, observations, and studies to provide a comprehensive understanding of the animals' social structures, temperament, and interactions with humans. The opening of the publication focuses extensively on the elephant, presenting it as a complex creature deserving of admiration yet not without ferocity. It discusses various attributes including social behavior, family structures, misconceptions about their nature, and their potential for aggression. Porter emphasizes that while elephants are often revered, their unpredictable and dangerous tendencies can be alarming, illustrating the dichotomy of their character. Throughout this initial section, the author provides a mix of historical anecdotes and contemporary observations, setting the stage for a broader exploration of wild beasts in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/wildbeastsstudyo00port2/page/n11/mode/2up 20200806222601porter 1894 US Reading ease score: 60.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Animal behavior Carnivora QL Text Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 700821 2025-07-28T10:28:33.485589 text/html 697164 2023-09-14T01:34:44 text/html 2115463 2025-07-28T10:28:43.950527 application/epub+zip 2118277 2025-07-28T10:28:36.159634 application/epub+zip 439517 2025-07-28T10:28:34.659572 application/epub+zip 4494337 2025-07-28T10:28:49.852004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4454381 2025-07-28T10:28:42.719548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 653992 2025-07-28T10:28:32.895637 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 654044 2023-09-14T01:34:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16981 2025-07-28T10:28:50.005528 application/rdf+xml 14804 2025-07-28T10:28:34.934595 image/jpeg 2485 2025-07-28T10:28:34.795581 image/jpeg 2409552 2023-09-14T01:34:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 2572283 2025-07-28T10:28:33.582639 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