The parental, and filial affections seem to be as ardent, their sensibility and attachment, as active and faithful, as those observed to be in human nature.
William BartramSome tribes of birds will relieve and rear up the young and helpless, of their own and other tribes, when abandoned.
William BartramAnimal substance seems to be the first food of all birds, even the granivorous tribes.
William BartramIf we bestow but a very little attention to the economy of the animal creation, we shall find manifest examples of premeditation, perseverance, resolution, and consumate artifice, in order to effect their purpose.
William Bartram