. American types of animal life. Zoology; Animal behavior. 214 TYPES OF ANIMAL LIFE racoon was long unsuspected, as it was taken to be one form of the very different group of civets. The Central American ' species is called Sumichrast's cat-squirrel. These two beasts go more on the tips of their toes than Fig. THE COATI-MUNDI. do the racoons. They are readily tamed, and are made pets of by the miners of California. They dwell in woods, and make a moss-lined nest in a hollow tree, and are often betrayed by chips of wood which they will gnaw off round the mouth of the hole they inhabit. The
. American types of animal life. Zoology; Animal behavior. 214 TYPES OF ANIMAL LIFE racoon was long unsuspected, as it was taken to be one form of the very different group of civets. The Central American ' species is called Sumichrast's cat-squirrel. These two beasts go more on the tips of their toes than Fig. THE COATI-MUNDI. do the racoons. They are readily tamed, and are made pets of by the miners of California. They dwell in woods, and make a moss-lined nest in a hollow tree, and are often betrayed by chips of wood which they will gnaw off round the mouth of the hole they inhabit. Their food consists of small kinds of beasts. 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 Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1827-1900. Boston, Little, Brown and Company
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