# Henry Walter Bates — Mutual Aid character guide

> Henry Walter Bates in Mutual Aid by Peter Kropotkin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Bates, Bates

**First appearance:** 0004-iii-mutual-aid-among-savages

## Who they are

English naturalist and explorer, cited on Amazonian Indian customs.

## In the story

### [I: Swarms of Butterflies, Dragonflies, etc.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mutual_aid_se/chapters/i-swarms-of-butterflies-dragonflies-etc)

Observed mass assemblies of Callidryas butterflies on the Amazon.

### [V: Checks to Over-Multiplication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mutual_aid_se/chapters/v-checks-to-over-multiplication)

Cited for his remarks on the scarcity and shyness of animals along the Amazon river.

### [Adaptations to Avoid Competition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mutual_aid_se/chapters/vi-adaptations-to-avoid-competition)

Referenced for his description of 'wandering bands' of birds in South America.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mutual_aid_se/chapters/endnotes)

Referenced for his work 'The Naturalist on the River Amazons'.

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