. Big game hunting for boys, North America and Asia. Hunting. THE CROCODILE is usually gorged with food and therefore slower of movement; also o-reed for more makes it give up for a time some of its habitual caution. The birds shown in the picture have a curious habit of picking and cleaning the crocodile's teeth. They are the only. living things safe near this creature. It is quite a common sight to see the bird at work standing inside the brute s open jaws. The bird removes matter that collects where the crocodile is unable to get at it. It is surely an extraordinary provision of nature. The
. Big game hunting for boys, North America and Asia. Hunting. THE CROCODILE is usually gorged with food and therefore slower of movement; also o-reed for more makes it give up for a time some of its habitual caution. The birds shown in the picture have a curious habit of picking and cleaning the crocodile's teeth. They are the only. living things safe near this creature. It is quite a common sight to see the bird at work standing inside the brute s open jaws. The bird removes matter that collects where the crocodile is unable to get at it. It is surely an extraordinary provision of nature. The rhinoceros also has a bird compan- ion that treats it in much the same 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 Hyde, John, 1874- [from old catalog]. New York, McLoughlin brothers
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