Eccentricities of the Animal Creation
John Timbs
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The author has written chapters about various oddities of the animal kingdom, focusing on creatures from the bookworm to the rhinoceros and the mole to the unicorn. (Summary by mleigh) (9 hr 44 min)
Chapters
| Introductory - Curiosities of Zoology | 18:27 | Read by Cbteddy |
| The Rhinoceros in England | 16:37 | Read by Cbteddy |
| Stories of Mermaids | 26:01 | Read by keepitcamino |
| Is the Unicorn Fabulous? | 21:17 | Read by keepitcamino |
| The Mole at Home | 17:51 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| The Great Ant-Bear | 22:55 | Read by Christine Rottger |
| Curiosities of Bats | 30:51 | Read by marisad6 |
| The Hedgehog | 9:25 | Read by Stacey Malcolm |
| The Hippopotamus in England | 32:03 | Read by Steve C |
| Lion-Talk Part 1 | 20:32 | Read by Rita Boutros |
| Lion-Talk Part 2 | 22:19 | Read by Rita Boutros |
| Bird Life | 25:27 | Read by Shelly Weingart |
| Birds' Eggs and Nests | 22:26 | Read by Daria Chrobok |
| The Epicure's Ortolan | 11:03 | Read by George Banfield |
| Talk about Toucans | 13:04 | Read by Verla Viera |
| Eccentricities of Penguins | 14:40 | Read by mleigh |
| Pelicans and Cormorants | 15:14 | Read by romnempire |
| Talking Birds, Instincts, etc | 26:21 | Read by romnempire |
| Owls | 16:59 | Read by marisad6 |
| Weather-Wise Animals | 35:22 | Read by Rita Boutros |
| Fish-Talk Part 1 | 25:59 | Read by Daria Chrobok |
| Fish-Talk Part 2 | 26:43 | Read by Daria Chrobok |
| Fish in British Columbia | 11:49 | Read by Cassandra Franulovich |
| The Tree-Climbing Crab | 24:57 | Read by czandra |
| Musical Lizards | 5:43 | Read by David Lawrence |
| Chameleons and Their Changes | 30:03 | Read by Rita Boutros |
| Running Toads | 9:11 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Song of the Cicada | 3:24 | Read by David Lawrence |
| Stories about the Barnacle Goose | 7:45 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Leaves about Bookworms | 7:18 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Boring Marine Animals, and Human Engineers | 13:01 | Read by Larry Wilson |