. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. HOOD'S .MAKAIOT 003 ii^^'r. I'Htliiig from the il being a little s of an inch in I its , the t'l-e is, liowever, y called, for the The aflairs ol' l)()g, Avlio sits he coninumity, 1 the excavated row, niotion, sitting IS if they were lid the jieaceful :⢠(tHiick liarks st of which is tails, and in a } whole spot is 'u gicainijig at i (hisky recess, s retreat, until sharp ycl|iiag to the barkiiy ts tail a smart s soon as it is ain until the)' As it is so wary an animal it is with
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. HOOD'S .MAKAIOT 003 ii^^'r. I'Htliiig from the il being a little s of an inch in I its , the t'l-e is, liowever, y called, for the The aflairs ol' l)()g, Avlio sits he coninumity, 1 the excavated row, niotion, sitting IS if they were lid the jieaceful :⢠(tHiick liarks st of which is tails, and in a } whole spot is 'u gicainijig at i (hisky recess, s retreat, until sharp ycl|iiag to the barkiiy ts tail a smart s soon as it is ain until the)' As it is so wary an animal it is with diHiculty approached or shot, and even when s('verely wounded it is not readily secured, owing to its wonderful tenacity of life A bullet tnat would instantly drop a deer has, comparatively, no immediate etft^ct upon the Irairie J)og, winch is (â¢a])abh! of reaching its burrow, even though mortally wounded in such a manner as would cause the instantaneous death of many a larger animal A tolerably large bullet through the brain seems to be the only certain method of preventing a I rairie Dug from regaining his strong-hold. The mode by which this animal enters the burrow IS very comical. It does not ciecj) or run into the entrance, but makes a jump in the air, turning a partial somersault, nourishing its hind legs and whisking its tail in the most ludicrous manner, and disappearing as if by magic. Scarcely has the si)ectator recovered trom the hulicrous effect (.f thci mananivre when the animal begins to i)oke out his head again, and it not disturl)ed soon recommences his "ambois The burrowB of the I'rairici l),.g a,,; generally made at au anghi of forty degrees, and iitter being .sunk tor some little distance run horizontally, or even towards the surface of tlie eartJi. It is well kiunvn that these burrows are not oiilv inhabited by the legitimate owners and excavators, but are shnred by the luirroN\ingowl and the rattlesnake. According to i)opular bi'liet,tli(! three
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