John Lockwood Kipling, art teacher, illustrator, museum curator and father of the famous writer Rudyard Kipling, presents a collection of facts and fiction about the animals of India and their relations with the people. The book contains chapters about birds and monkeys, cows and horses, elephants and camels, cats and dogs in everyday life and their appearance in art and the supernatural. Illustrated with many pictures, mostly drawn by the author himself. Reprint of the 1904 edition.