. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia. Mammals; Animal behavior. KANGAROO RAT. This Australian animal well deserves its name, of the rat-like appearance of its head and tail. The other portions of the formed like those of the Kangaroos. (I'otorous tridactylus.) of continental Australia with the exception of the northernmost region. Gould says: " Like the other species of the genus, the Opossum Rat scoops out a hollow in the ground for the reception of its thick-walled, grassy nest, the appearance of which i
. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia. Mammals; Animal behavior. KANGAROO RAT. This Australian animal well deserves its name, of the rat-like appearance of its head and tail. The other portions of the formed like those of the Kangaroos. (I'otorous tridactylus.) of continental Australia with the exception of the northernmost region. Gould says: " Like the other species of the genus, the Opossum Rat scoops out a hollow in the ground for the reception of its thick-walled, grassy nest, the appearance of which is so thoroughly in harmony with the surroundings, that one is sure to overlook it, except by the most careful examination. The way the dwarf Kan- garoo transports the dry grass for the construction of its nest is very pecul- iar. It is done by means of the tail, which is quite prehensile. The animal seizes a tuft of grass with the tail and drags the ma- terial to its destination; one may imagine how queer and curious a sight is presented when, in con- finement, it gathers the material for its lair in a similar ; THE KANGAROO RAT. The Kangaroo Rat {Potorous tridactylus) may be recognized by its ob- long head, its short legs and its rat-like tail. Its body is sixteen inches long, its tail ten inches, the body is of short, sturdy organization, and the neck is thick. The tail is long, flat, and distinctly ringed and scaly; it is covered very sparsely with short, stiff hairs. The long, loose, feebly-glistening fur is dark brown above, dingy or yellowish white beneath. The Kangaroo Rat is a native of the colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. It affects localities sparsely grown with bushes, and shuns an open prairie country. It scoops out a hole in the ground between tufts of grass, carefully lines it with dry grass and hay and there it spends the day sleeping, usually in company with others of its kind; it is of truly nocturnal habits, appeari
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