. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. 54 VERTEBRATES: Fig. 95. — American Porcupine. HARES. Hares Are found in nearly all countries. In America there are about twenty kinds. They are timid, and have a habit of stamping with the hind feet when alarmed. The Common Hare, or White Rabbit, about twenty inches long, is brown in summer, and white in winter. It lives in the thick swamps, rarelj enters holes when pursued, but depends for safety upon its fleetness. It fo
. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. 54 VERTEBRATES: Fig. 95. — American Porcupine. HARES. Hares Are found in nearly all countries. In America there are about twenty kinds. They are timid, and have a habit of stamping with the hind feet when alarmed. The Common Hare, or White Rabbit, about twenty inches long, is brown in summer, and white in winter. It lives in the thick swamps, rarelj enters holes when pursued, but depends for safety upon its fleetness. It follows the same paths year after year, both in winter and summer. The Gray Rabbit is a smaller kind, which does not turn white in winter. EDENTATES. The Edentates are Sloths, Armadillos, and Ant-eaters. iSome of these animals have no teeth, and others are only destitute of front teeth. Many of them have a bony or scaly covering. They live in warm 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy (Gove) 1836-. New York, Scribner, Armstrong
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