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  • A pied wagtail feeding a worm to a young cuckoo. Etching by W. Hayes, 1766, after himself.
  • An owl being mocked by other birds. Engraving by F. Place, ca. 1690, after F. Barlow.
  • A lion attacking a stag; sheep and cow in the background. Engraving.
  • A lion attacking a wild boar. Engraving by F. Rosaspina after Titian (?), ca. 1800.
  • A chicken family in traditional Japanese dress entertain a rabbit in western dress: new year ornaments hang from the top left. Colour woodcut, 1870s.
  • A giant coluber snake swallowing a panther. Etching after Howitt, 1 April 1812.
  • Two wolves snarling at each other over a bone. Etching after J Howitt.
  • A rabbit mother, having given birth to twins, lies in bed; a hen midwife presents her with the second baby, while a fish (?) looks on. Colour woodcut, ca. 1870.
  • Monkeys dressed as apothecaries caring for sick animals in a surgery. Engraving by C. Boel after D. Teniers.
  • Herons in the air being mocked by and fighting back against rooks. Etching by W.S. Howitt, ca. 1800.
  • A monkey forcing a cat to retrieve hot chestnuts, so burning its paws on the stove; two kittens in the background. Engraving by R. Graves after E. Landseer, ca. 1850.
  • A male frog, playing a guitar, serenading a female seated on a mushroom. Photograph by J.P. Soule, 1876, after a drawing.
  • A male and female frog promenading. Photograph by J.P. Soule, ca. 1876, after a drawing.
  • Interior of a dentist's surgery with animal participants. Reproduction of a coloured wood engraving.
  • A frog setting off to see his lady-friend. Photograph by J.P. Soule, ca. 1876, after a drawing.
  • A red snake and a maroon snake entwined and glaring at each other. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1967.
  • A monkey squirting water through a large syringe at two other monkeys. Lithograph.
  • A monkey alchemist. Oil painting by E. Bristow.
  • A lion approaching a lioness; another lion looks on from behind a rock. Mezzotint by R. Houston after G. Stubbs, 1773.
  • A red snake and a maroon snake entwined and glaring at each other. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1967.
  • A toad in morning dress, holding an umbrella and a bunch of flowers. Watercolour by G. Hope Tait, ca. 1900.
  • A bat and three fully dressed birds flying by moonlight. Watercolour by G. Hope Tait, ca. 1900.
  • A lion attacking a horse. Engraving by R. Collin, 1679, after J. von Sandrart.
  • A puppy telling a wild boar that his tusks are a result of bad dentistry. Wood engraving by Anderson.
  • A horse attacked by a lion. Soft ground etching by G. Stubbs, 1788.
  • A monkey wearing human clothes. Gouache, 18--.
  • Two bulls fighting by a pond; frogs in the foreground. Etching by S. Howitt.
  • A male and female frog courting, watched by a frog voyeur. Photograph by J.P. Soule, 1876, after a drawing by F(?). Lord.
  • A horse attacked by a lion. Soft ground etching by G. Stubbs, 1788.
  • Six kittens asleep in a canopied bed; a mouse and three candles in the foreground. Watercolour by G. Hope Tait, ca. 1900.