. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. F 7G NATURAL HISTORY. Indian, who could run so fast round a tree that he somotimes saw his own back. The food of the Racoon is' princij[)ai'ly small animals and insects. Oysters are also a very favourite article of its diet. It bites off the hinge of the oyster, and scrapes out the animal in fragments with its paws. Like a squirrel when eating a nut, the racoon usually holds its food between its fore-paws pressed together, and sits upon its hind-quarters while it eats. Poultry are very favourite objects of its
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. F 7G NATURAL HISTORY. Indian, who could run so fast round a tree that he somotimes saw his own back. The food of the Racoon is' princij[)ai'ly small animals and insects. Oysters are also a very favourite article of its diet. It bites off the hinge of the oyster, and scrapes out the animal in fragments with its paws. Like a squirrel when eating a nut, the racoon usually holds its food between its fore-paws pressed together, and sits upon its hind-quarters while it eats. Poultry are very favourite objects of its attack, and it is said to be as destructive in a farm-yard as any fox, for it only devours the heads of the murdered fowl. Like the fox, it prowls by night. When taken young it is easily tamed, but veiy frequently becomes blind soon after its capture. This eifect is supposed to bo produced by the sensitive state of its eyes, which are only intended to be used by night; but as it is frequently awakened by daylight during its captivity, it suffers so much from the unwonted glare, that its eyes gradually lose their sight. It has been mentioned that the name in general use among the Americans of the present day is " 'Coou," a word which strangely contrasts with its ancient Mexican name of Cioatla- macazque.—Two genera are omitted. Sub-family c. Procyonina. PRoc-foN.—(Gr. npoKuoii', a a1 r( t( u tl a a t I 'J I ( Lotor (Lat. a vianher), the 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : G. Routledge
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