. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE COMMON CHINCHILLA. Sitting in the shadow of a ro the sterile slopes of the Cordilleras, the little Rodent in the picture is e lug itself amidst barren surroundings. It is a very lively, agile an and assumes many attitudes, of which that shown in the picture is a mon one. iEriomys chinchilla.') The former is the Cuvier's Lagoti {Lagidium a en) an animal about the size and shape of a Rab l The fur is soft and long and of an ashy gray h n. softening into a yellowish tint on the flanks. THE VISCACHA. The representative of the third
. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE COMMON CHINCHILLA. Sitting in the shadow of a ro the sterile slopes of the Cordilleras, the little Rodent in the picture is e lug itself amidst barren surroundings. It is a very lively, agile an and assumes many attitudes, of which that shown in the picture is a mon one. iEriomys chinchilla.') The former is the Cuvier's Lagoti {Lagidium a en) an animal about the size and shape of a Rab l The fur is soft and long and of an ashy gray h n. softening into a yellowish tint on the flanks. THE VISCACHA. The representative of the third species, the Vi^- cacha {Lagostomus trichodactylus) assimilates more nearly to the Chinchilla than to the preceding spe- cies. Its body is covered by a tolerably thick fur. The upper surface of the pelt consists of uniformly distributed gray and black hairs, the back in conse- quence appearing rather dark; the whole under sur- face and the inner portions of the limbs are white. The body measures twenty inches in length, while the tail rather exceeds seven inches. The Viscacha is the sole representative of its family east of the Andes; it is at present a native of the pampas or vast grassy plains, ranging from Buenos Ayres to Patagonia. Before the general cultivation of the ground in that country it was also found in Paraguay. Wherever it is found at all, it exists in large numbers. In some regions it is so common that one frequently, especially in the dusk of evening, sees groups of them sitting on either side of the road. The very loneliest and most deserted spots are its abode; it comes close to the boundaries of cultivated regions, however, and trav- elers may generally, with good reason, feel sure that Spanish settlements are near when they find a great number of "Viscacharias," as the burrows of these animals are termed. The Abode of The Viscacha takes up its abode in the Vis- arid plains covered with a scant cacha. vegetation, or even occasionally bar- ren; the
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