. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE CARJAGOU, OR VIRGINIAN DEER. 5G9 The elegant and graceful Carjacou, or Virginian Deer, is found in great numbers in North America, and is not only interesting to the naturalist on account of the beauty of its form, and the peculiarity of its habits, but is most valuable to the white and red hunters, as affording them an unfailing supply of food and clothing. The Carjacou may be known by the peculiar shape of its horns, which, in the adult male, are of moderate size, bent boldly backw
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE CARJAGOU, OR VIRGINIAN DEER. 5G9 The elegant and graceful Carjacou, or Virginian Deer, is found in great numbers in North America, and is not only interesting to the naturalist on account of the beauty of its form, and the peculiarity of its habits, but is most valuable to the white and red hunters, as affording them an unfailing supply of food and clothing. The Carjacou may be known by the peculiar shape of its horns, which, in the adult male, are of moderate size, bent boldly backwards, and then suddenly hooked forwards, the tips being nearly above the nose. There is a basal snag on the internal side, pointing backward, and several other snags on the posterior edge. The color of this animal is extremely variable, being of a light reddish-brown in spring, slaty-blue in autumn, and dull brown in winter. The abdomen, throat, chin, and inner faces of the limbs are white. The fawn is a remarkably pretty little creature, the ruddy-brown fur being profusely decked with white spots, arranged in irregular lines, and sometimes merging into continuous stripes. The height of the adult ani- mal is five feet four inches, measured from nose to root of tail. It is a timid animal, and so easily scared that the sight of a child fills it with alarm, and urges it to seek refuge by flight. Yet, with a sin- gular inconsistency, it hangs about the skirts of civilization, and re- fuses to be driven from its favorite spots by the presence of man, or even 1),\ the sound of fire- arms. Like the ourebi, it has a strong attach- ment to certain local- ities, and if driven from its resting-place on one day, it will surely be found on the next day within a few yards of the same spot. Sometimes it chooses its lair in close proximity to some plantation, and, after feasting on the inclosed vegetables, leaps over the fence as soon as its hunger is sati- ated, and returns to the spot which
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