. Wild animals I have known and 200 drawings [microform]. Animal behavior; Animaux. The Spring^tieid Fox xe to 7 hair !W not blood d fear, them— sappeair Indeed, ie rascals IS dread- iparaging ease him le woods )pen hill- iree min- teis know ray down ng back, ng lightly In hr irent and trotted along in the shallow watev near the margin for two hundred yards, then came out straight toward me. Though in full view, he saw me not but came up the hill watching over his shoulder for the hotmd. Within ten feet of me he turned and sat with his back to me while he craned his neck and showed an eager in
. Wild animals I have known and 200 drawings [microform]. Animal behavior; Animaux. The Spring^tieid Fox xe to 7 hair !W not blood d fear, them— sappeair Indeed, ie rascals IS dread- iparaging ease him le woods )pen hill- iree min- teis know ray down ng back, ng lightly In hr irent and trotted along in the shallow watev near the margin for two hundred yards, then came out straight toward me. Though in full view, he saw me not but came up the hill watching over his shoulder for the hotmd. Within ten feet of me he turned and sat with his back to me while he craned his neck and showed an eager interest in the doings of the hound. Ranger came bawling along the trail till he came to the running water, the killer of scent, and here he was puzzled ; but there was only one thing to do; that was by going up and down both banks find where the fox had left the river. The fox before me shifted his position a little to get a better view and watched with a most human interest all the circling of the hound. He was so close that I saw the hair of his shoulder bristle a little when the dog came in sight. I could see the jumping of his heart on his ribs, and the gleam of his yellow eye. When the dog was wholly baulked by the water trick, it was comical to see:—he could not sit still, but rocked up and down in glee, and reared on his Hind feet to get a better view of the slow-plod- 209. :!i ^ ! Hi. 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. New York : Grosset & Dunlap
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