BOOK VIII
.
THE NATURE OF THE TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS.
1. Elephants; their capacity 244
2. When elephants were first put into harness 245
3. The docility of the elephant 246
4. Wonderful things which have been done by the elephant 247
5. The instinct of wild animals in perceiving danger 248
6. When elephants were first seen in Italy 251
7. The combats of elephants 252
8. The way in which elephants are caught 255
9. The method by which they are tamed 256
10. The birth of the elephant, and other particulars respecting it 257
11. In what countries the elephant is found; the antipathy of the elephant and the dragon 259
12. The sagacity of these animals 260
13. Dragons 261
14. Serpents of remarkable size _ib._
15. The animals of Scythia; the bison 262
16. The animals of the north; the elk, the achlis, and the bonasus 263
17. Lions; how they are produced 264
18. The different species of lions 266
19. The peculiar character of the lion 267
20. Who it was that first introduced combats of lions at Rome, and who has brought together the greatest number of lions for that purpose 269
21. Wonderful feats performed by lions 270
22. A man recognized and saved by a dragon 273
23. Panthers 274
24. The decree of the Senate, and laws respecting African animals; who first brought them to Rome, and who brought the greatest number of them _ib._
25. Tigers: when first seen at Rome; their nature 275
26. Camels; the different kinds 276
27. The cameleopard; when it was first seen at Rome 277
28. The chama, and the cepus _ib._
29. The rhinoceros 278
30. The lynx, the sphinx, the crocotta, and the monkey _ib._
31. The terrestrial animals of India 280
32. The animals of Æthiopia; a wild beast which kills with its eye 281
33. The serpents called basilisks 282
34. Wolves; the origin of the story of Versipellis _ib._
35. Different kinds of serpents 284
36. The ichneumon 287
37. The crocodile _ib._
38. The scincus 288
39. The hippopotamus 290
40. Who first exhibited the hippopotamus and the crocodile at Rome _ib._
41. The medicinal remedies which have been borrowed from animals 291
42. Prognostics of danger derived from animals 294
43. Nations that have been exterminated by animals 295
44. The hyæna 296
45. The crocotta; the mantichora _ib._
46. Wild asses 297
47. Beavers; amphibious animals; otters _ib._
48. Bramble-frogs 298
49. The sea-calf; beavers; lizards _ib._
50. Stags 299
51. The chameleon 302
52. Other animals which change colour; the tarandus, the lycaon, and the thos 304
53. The porcupine 305
54. Bears and their cubs _ib._
55. The mice of Pontus and of the Alps 308
56. Hedgehogs _ib._
57. The leontophonus, and the lynx 310
58. Badgers and squirrels _ib._
59. Vipers and snails 311
60. Lizards 312
61. The qualities of the dog; examples of its attachment to its master; nations which have kept dogs for the purposes of war _ib._
62. The generation of the dog 316
63. Remedies against canine madness _ib._
64. The nature of the horse 317
65. The disposition of the horse; remarkable facts concerning chariot horses 319
66. The generation of the horse 320
67. Mares impregnated by the wind 322
68. The ass; its generation _ib._
69. The nature of mules, and of other beasts of burden 324
70. Oxen; their generation 326
71. The Egyptian Apis 330
72. Sheep, and their propagation 331
73. The different kinds of wool, and their colours 333
74. Different kinds of cloth 336
75. The different shapes of sheep; the musmon 338
76. Goats, and their propagation 339
77. The hog 342
78. The wild boar; who was the first to establish parks for wild animals 344
79. Animals in a half-wild state 346
80. Apes 347
81. The different species of hares 348
82. Animals which are tamed in part only 350
83. Places in which certain animals are not to be found 352
84. Animals which injure strangers only, as also animals which injure the natives of the country only, and where they are found 353
##