Outing . LIGE EXPRESSES HIS OPINION OF SUKEY WILD PETS 111 the porcupines one ag-gressive method of de-fence, for, unless actuallyseized, it does not use itsteeth, which are entirelycapable of inflicting nastywounds, as 1 can testifyfrom long experience. Mr. W. H. Hudson de-nies that the nestling hasany instinctive knowledgeof particular enemies, butis taught to fear them bythe parents. An absoluterefutation of this statementwas offered by one of mylittle gull-pairs, hardly tendays after being all of their kind theywere singularly example, a very ob-streperous and coc
Outing . LIGE EXPRESSES HIS OPINION OF SUKEY WILD PETS 111 the porcupines one ag-gressive method of de-fence, for, unless actuallyseized, it does not use itsteeth, which are entirelycapable of inflicting nastywounds, as 1 can testifyfrom long experience. Mr. W. H. Hudson de-nies that the nestling hasany instinctive knowledgeof particular enemies, butis taught to fear them bythe parents. An absoluterefutation of this statementwas offered by one of mylittle gull-pairs, hardly tendays after being all of their kind theywere singularly example, a very ob-streperous and cocksureCollie came bounding down on to thedock where the tiny chaps were sedatelysunning themselves. The suddennessof the attack and the accompanyingbarking might well have inspired fear,but what happened? Far from beingeven alarmed, the two little gulls madea dash at the dog, one pecking him inthe nose, while the other pulled several.
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