# Wild Animals I Have Known — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Wild Animals I Have Known by Ernest Thompson Seton.

- [Note to the Reader](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/wild_animals_i_have_known_se/chapters/note-to-the-reader.md): The author explains that the stories in the book are true, based on real animals he observed or knew, though some characters are composites due to fragmentary records. He emphasizes the individuality and personality of e
- [Wild Animals I Have Known](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/wild_animals_i_have_known_se/chapters/wild-animals-i-have-known.md): This introductory chapter sets the stage for a collection of true stories about wild animals, emphasizing that each animal is a unique individual with a distinct personality. The author argues that while the names of ani
- [Lobo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/wild_animals_i_have_known_se/chapters/lobo.md): The chapter details the relentless efforts to capture Lobo, the cunning wolf king of the Currumpaw, who outwits traps, poisons, and hunters through superior intelligence. His downfall comes when his mate Blanca is caught
- [Silverspot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/wild_animals_i_have_known_se/chapters/silverspot.md): The chapter introduces Silverspot, a wise old crow distinguished by a silvery white spot, who leads a band of about two hundred crows near Toronto, Canada. It explores crow intelligence, social organization, and communic
- [Raggylug](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/wild_animals_i_have_known_se/chapters/raggylug.md): Raggylug, a young cottontail rabbit, learns survival skills from his mother Molly, including interpreting the bullfrog's song as a danger signal. Despite his cleverness and many escapes from predators, his life is threat
- [Bingo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/wild_animals_i_have_known_se/chapters/bingo.md): This chapter follows the life and adventures of Bingo, a collie with a strong will and a deep bond with his owner. It describes his obsessive cow-herding, his shift in loyalty from the cow stable to the horse stable, his
- [The Springfield Fox](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/wild_animals_i_have_known_se/chapters/the-springfield-fox.md): The narrator returns home to Springfield to solve the mystery of disappearing hens, discovering that a family of foxes led by Scarface and Vixen is responsible. He locates their den and observes the mother training her f
- [The Pacing Mustang](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/wild_animals_i_have_known_se/chapters/the-pacing-mustang.md): Wild Jo Calone spots a black pacing mustang colt and becomes determined to capture him. Over time, the mustang grows into a magnificent stallion, evading capture by hunters and cowboys. Old Turkeytrack attempts to trap h
- [Wully](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/wild_animals_i_have_known_se/chapters/wully.md): Wully, a yellow mongrel sheepdog, is born in the Cheviots and trained by an old shepherd named Robin. He is sold and driven with a flock to Yorkshire, but during a stampede in South Shields, he is separated from Robin. W
- [Redruff](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/wild_animals_i_have_known_se/chapters/redruff.md): The chapter follows the life of Redruff, a Don Valley partridge, from his hatching and early training by his mother through his struggles for survival against predators, hunters, and harsh winter conditions. It highlight
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/wild_animals_i_have_known_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md): A listing of illustrations for the book, including a map of Raggylug's path through the woods to evade a dog, with labeled points and landmarks.

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