. Zoölogy [microform] : descriptive and practical. Zoology; Zoologie. li 262 I . ( Descriptive Zoology, Rats and Mice. — The rats and mice are of many kinds and of vast numbers. Man has adopted some kinds of animals, but these creatures may be said to have adopted man. They are universal attendants on civilization and are as cosmopolitan as man himself. The length of time that they have been associated with man is hinted at by the fact that the word for mouse, in essentially the. Fig. 154. Chipmunk. From photograph from Recreation, by permission of G. O. Shields. same form, is found in many la
. Zoölogy [microform] : descriptive and practical. Zoology; Zoologie. li 262 I . ( Descriptive Zoology, Rats and Mice. — The rats and mice are of many kinds and of vast numbers. Man has adopted some kinds of animals, but these creatures may be said to have adopted man. They are universal attendants on civilization and are as cosmopolitan as man himself. The length of time that they have been associated with man is hinted at by the fact that the word for mouse, in essentially the. Fig. 154. Chipmunk. From photograph from Recreation, by permission of G. O. Shields. same form, is found in many languages. Though they have many enemies besides man, it seems impossible to exter- minate them, for they are protected in many ways, espe- cially by their nocturnal habits, and, as Coues says, by their very insignificance. Beavers. —The largest rodent found in the United. 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 Colton, Buel P. (Buel Preston), 1852-1906. Toronto : Copp, Clark
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