. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE H£OG£S0G. An animal very familiar to Europeans, and possessed of peculisr charaeUiTttiis, is t!,. Hi ig, h g 11= method of defending Itself against attacks, by rolling itself into a round ball which presents only sharp spines to the enSrnies' onslaught, is well known. Another famous and use- 'Ul trait of the Hedgehog is its boldness in attacking venomous reptiles. The picture shows a Hedgehog busily employed in a fight with an Adder, which it is about to despatch with a bite on the venomous head. The Snail, crawling slowly up t
. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE H£OG£S0G. An animal very familiar to Europeans, and possessed of peculisr charaeUiTttiis, is t!,. Hi ig, h g 11= method of defending Itself against attacks, by rolling itself into a round ball which presents only sharp spines to the enSrnies' onslaught, is well known. Another famous and use- 'Ul trait of the Hedgehog is its boldness in attacking venomous reptiles. The picture shows a Hedgehog busily employed in a fight with an Adder, which it is about to despatch with a bite on the venomous head. The Snail, crawling slowly up the bank, is in no danger, for its enemy is intent on larger and more Mportant game. (Erinaceus europaus.) f29i). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Pechuel-Loesche, Eduard, 1840-1913; Haacke, Wilhelm, 1855-1912; Schmidtlein, Richard. Chicago, A. N. Marquis
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