Wild animals i have known is an 1898 book by naturalist and author ernest thompson seton the first entry in a new genre of realistic wild animal fiction setons first collection of short stories quickly became one of the most popular books of its day. Wild animals i have known turned out to be an beautiful book that has been in my possession pretty much all my life but never read lets say 50 or 60 years its a collection of really down to earth animal stories down to earth because none has a disney type ending at all but still great stories. Wild animals i have known contents lobo the king of currumpaw silverspot the story of a crow raggylug the story of a cottontail rabbit bingo the story of my dog the springfield fox the pacing mustang wully the story of a yaller dog redruff the story of the don valley partridge. Lobo the king of currumpaw silverspot the story of a crow raggylug the story of a cottontail rabbit bingo the story of my dog the springfield fox the pacing mustang wully the story of a yaller dog redruff the story of the don valley partridge these stories are true