This pioneering study explores communication and powers of premonition among wild and domesticated animals. Based on a lifetime of field observations by a famous naturalist, it examines phenomena that will interest every animal lover — how pets can detect their owners' imminent return, how some creatures can foretell natural disasters, and more. Reprint of the Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, 1919 edition.
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