. Arctic zoology [microform]. Mammals; Mammifères. <3* / ^M IE C O N O M I C RAT. .' â ? i^.f. !- 1 v'- : â â :v A. CEcONOMic, Hijf. ^aJ. N* 313.âD^^. KMm*/eh»tkm, Fr. ed. 392. RA T. With naked ears, ufujdiy hid in the fur: fmall eyes: teeth tawny : limbs ftrong: color, an intermixture of black and yel- low, darkeft on the back: under fide hoary. ' Length four inches and a quarter, to the tail j the tail one inch. Inhabits in vaft abundance Sibiria, from the eaft fide of the Ural- lian chain, even within the Arabic circle, and quite to Kamt/chatka. It is the noted 'Tegultfchitcb of that c
. Arctic zoology [microform]. Mammals; Mammifères. <3* / ^M IE C O N O M I C RAT. .' â ? i^.f. !- 1 v'- : â â :v A. CEcONOMic, Hijf. ^aJ. N* 313.âD^^. KMm*/eh»tkm, Fr. ed. 392. RA T. With naked ears, ufujdiy hid in the fur: fmall eyes: teeth tawny : limbs ftrong: color, an intermixture of black and yel- low, darkeft on the back: under fide hoary. ' Length four inches and a quarter, to the tail j the tail one inch. Inhabits in vaft abundance Sibiria, from the eaft fide of the Ural- lian chain, even within the Arabic circle, and quite to Kamt/chatka. It is the noted 'Tegultfchitcb of that country, didinguifhed by its cu- rious oeconomy and by its vaft migrations. They make their burrows with the greateft (kill, immediately be- low the furface of the foft turfy foil. They form a chamber of a flattifh arched form, of a fmall height, and about a foot in diameter, tx> which they fometimes add as many as thirty fmall pipes or entrances. Near the chamber they often form other caverns, in which they lodge their winter ftores: thefe confift of various kinds of plants, even fome of fpecies poifonous to mankind. They gather them in fum- mer, harvefl: them, and even at times bring them out of the cells to give them a more thorough drying in the fun. The chief labor refts on the females. The males, during fummcr, go about folitary, and inhabit fome old nefts; and in that feafon never touch their hoards, but live on berries. They are monogamous, and the male and female at other times found in the fame neft. The female brings two or three young at a time, and breeds often in the year. 10 No. 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 Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798. London : Printed by Henry Hughes
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