. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. 64 VKRTEEKATES : MAMMALS. ing; hence its name. It lives in burrows, and large numbers are found together, forming communities called dog tcnuiis. Before each hole is a little hill of earth, upon which the Prairie Dog sits on the lookout for intruders. At the slightest alarm it dives into its hole, but soon reappears. Their holes are also the home of the Burrowing Owls and Rattlesnakes. The Pocket Gopher, Pouched Rat, or Geomys, of the prairies of the Western States, is nine or ten inches long, with large front teeth, strong fore feet, and a short tail. O
. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. 64 VKRTEEKATES : MAMMALS. ing; hence its name. It lives in burrows, and large numbers are found together, forming communities called dog tcnuiis. Before each hole is a little hill of earth, upon which the Prairie Dog sits on the lookout for intruders. At the slightest alarm it dives into its hole, but soon reappears. Their holes are also the home of the Burrowing Owls and Rattlesnakes. The Pocket Gopher, Pouched Rat, or Geomys, of the prairies of the Western States, is nine or ten inches long, with large front teeth, strong fore feet, and a short tail. Opening on the outside of the mouth are large. Fig. 91.— Pocket Gopher. cheek-pouches,\\'hich reach back e\'en to the shoulders; and these pouches are lined with fur, and are entirely different from the much smaller cheek-pouches of the Striped Gopher, which open within the mouth. The Pocket Gopher throws up a mound of earth which, in some instances, is ten feet in diameter, and two feet high; and within this mound is its nest, where it rears its young. From the mound it digs numerous gal- leries in different directions, one or two feet below the surface of the ground. It uses its curious pouches for carrying food, and for carrying away the earth which it remo\'es in digging its galleries. Coming to the sur- face with its pouches full of earth, it empties them so quickly as to puzzle the looker-on, and instantly re- treats into its hole. Pocket Gophers feed mainly upon. 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, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book Co
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