The world of the great forest
- Subtitle
- how animals, birds, reptiles, insects talk, think, work, and live
Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu
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1. Front matter2. Introduction3. List of Full-Page Illustrations4. CHAPTER I THE GUANIONIEN, OR GIANT EAGLE5. CHAPTER II THE GUANIONIENS’ DEPARTURE FOR THE LAND OF PLENTY6. CHAPTER III THE NGOZOS, OR GRAY PARROTS WITH RED TAILS7. CHAPTER IV THE NKEMAS, OR MONKEYS, TRAVEL TOWARD THE LAND OF PLENTY8. CHAPTER V ARRIVAL OF THE NGOZOS AND NKEMAS IN THE LAND OF PLENTY9. CHAPTER VI THE NIGHT ANIMALS10. CHAPTER VII THE NJEGO, OR LEOPARD11. CHAPTER VIII BIRTH OF THREE LITTLE NJEGOS12. CHAPTER IX THE BIG NJEGO BECOMES A MAN-EATER13. CHAPTER X THE HAKOS, OR ANTS14. CHAPTER XI THE NCHELLELAYS, OR WHITE ANTS15. CHAPTER XII THE GIANT NCHELLELAYS16. CHAPTER XIII THE NGOMBAS, OR PORCUPINES17. CHAPTER XIV THE IPI, OR GIANT ANT-EATER18. CHAPTER XV THE NGOMBA, OR PORCUPINE—THE IZOMBA, OR TURTLE—THE IPI, OR ANT-EATER19. CHAPTER XVI THE NGOOBOO, OR HIPPOPOTAMUS20. CHAPTER XVII A FIGHT FOR MISS NGOOBOO21. CHAPTER XVIII THE FIVE APES, OR MEN OF THE WOODS22. CHAPTER XIX THE NGINAS, OR GORILLAS, AND NJOKOOS, OR ELEPHANTS23. CHAPTER XX THE NGINAS TRAVEL TO A PLANTAIN FIELD; THEIR STRANGE ADVENTURES24. CHAPTER XXI THE NJOKOOS, OR ELEPHANTS, TRAVEL TO THE PLANTAIN FIELD25. XXII ARRIVAL OF THE HUMAN BEINGS WHO OWN THE PLANTAIN FIELD26. CHAPTER XXIII THE THREE NGINAS KILLED BY HUNTERS27. CHAPTER XXIV THE OMEMBAS, OR SNAKES28. CHAPTER XXV A HUGE OMBAMA, OR PYTHON29. CHAPTER XXVI THE NTOTO, OR ICHNEUMON30. CHAPTER XXVII THE IBOBOTI, OR SPIDER31. CHAPTER XXVIII THE TRAP-DOOR IBOBOTI, OR BURROW SPIDER32. CHAPTER XXIX THE HOUSE IBOBOTI, OR NIGHT SPIDER33. CHAPTER XXX THE NYOI, OR WASP, AND THE IBOBOTI34. CHAPTER XXXI THE TWO NKENGOS, OR PALE-FACED APES35. CHAPTER XXXII A BABY NKENGO IS BORN TO THE OLD NKENGOS36. CHAPTER XXXIII THE NGANDOS, OR CROCODILES37. CHAPTER XXXIV THE OGATA, OR BURROW CROCODILE38. CHAPTER XXXV THE KAMBIS, OR ANTELOPES, THE NCHERIS, OR GAZELLES, AND THE BONGO39. CHAPTER XXXVI THE OSHINGI, OR CIVET40. CHAPTER XXXVII THE INSECTS, APILIBISHES, OR BUTTERFLIES, AND OSELIS, OR LIZARDS41. CHAPTER XXXVIII THE NJOKOOS, OR ELEPHANTS42. CHAPTER XXXIX ADVENTURES OF THE NEW NJOKOOS43. CHAPTER XL EVIL DAYS FOR THE NJOKOOS44. CHAPTER XLI NJOKOOS AND THEIR BABIES45. CHAPTER XLII THE MBOYOS, OR JACKALS46. CHAPTER XLIII THE NSHIEYS, OR FISH, AND THEIR ENEMIES47. CHAPTER XLIV THE KONGOO, ONE OF THE FISHING EAGLES48. CHAPTER XLV THE BASHIKOUAY ANTS49. CHAPTER XLVI THE DARKENING OF THE DAY50. CHAPTER XLVII THE NTUNGOOLOOYA, OR KINGFISHER51. CHAPTER XLVIII THE OBONGOS, OR DWARFS52. CHAPTER XLIX ADVENTURES OF A NKENGO AND A NSHIEGO53. GLOSSARY OF NATIVE ANIMAL-NAMES