. Wild animals at home [microform]. Animals; Zoology; Animaux; Zoologie. I J The RabbHs and thd> HatiUs As it bounds away from your pathway its bushy snow-white tail and the white behind the black-tipped ears will point out plainly that it is neither the Texas Jackrabbit nor the Rocky Mountain Cottontail, but the White-tailed Jack- rabbit, the finest of all our Hares. I have met it in woods, mountains, and prairies, from California to Manitoba and found it the wildest of its race and almost impossible of ap- proach; except in the great exceptional spot, the Yellowstone Park. Here in the Aug
. Wild animals at home [microform]. Animals; Zoology; Animaux; Zoologie. I J The RabbHs and thd> HatiUs As it bounds away from your pathway its bushy snow-white tail and the white behind the black-tipped ears will point out plainly that it is neither the Texas Jackrabbit nor the Rocky Mountain Cottontail, but the White-tailed Jack- rabbit, the finest of all our Hares. I have met it in woods, mountains, and prairies, from California to Manitoba and found it the wildest of its race and almost impossible of ap- proach; except in the great exceptional spot, the Yellowstone Park. Here in the August of 1912 I met with two, close to the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel. At a distance of thirty feet they gave me good chances to take pictures, and though the light was very bad I made a couple of snaps. Fifteen years ago, when first I roamed in the Park, the Prairie Hare was exceedingly rare, but now, like so many of the wild folk, it has become quite common. Another evidmce of the efficacy of protection. This silvery-gray creature turns pure white in the winter, when the snow mantle of his range m^t otherwise make it too conspidotis. THE BUMP OF MOSS THAT SQUEAKS No matter bow horrible a certain climate or iurroimdings may seem to us, they are sure to be 165. 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 Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. Toronto : W. Briggs
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