. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. NATUBAL niSTOnV. Hit 3 {hern. Indeed, a [ t^ leap. At first lind-fect, as well ixn alights on its furo- for the next leaj) carcely follow tlie mentioned that its ice liy ii coiiting of defended by long itnre a firm hold of the foot from the great, and on the arrow, bnt if inter- ich rapidity that it vift gi-eyhound can od ; while eating, it sits iij)right on its . The Jerboa does ippears uneasy and the da}', and even rards the evening is an Jerboa is rather â¢at; its colour is a Sub-family d. Myoxina. Myoxus.â
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. NATUBAL niSTOnV. Hit 3 {hern. Indeed, a [ t^ leap. At first lind-fect, as well ixn alights on its furo- for the next leaj) carcely follow tlie mentioned that its ice liy ii coiiting of defended by long itnre a firm hold of the foot from the great, and on the arrow, bnt if inter- ich rapidity that it vift gi-eyhound can od ; while eating, it sits iij)right on its . The Jerboa does ippears uneasy and the da}', and even rards the evening is an Jerboa is rather â¢at; its colour is a Sub-family d. Myoxina. Myoxus.â(Or. Mi»o{<!j, or nvviis, a DormouHe.) the warmer parts of I country, especially It lives in copses makes its way with ipture. During the lave a stock of food interruptions to its isually rouse it, but. Avellanarhw (Lat. from Avellaris, filbert), the Dormome. durinc the r ,â u^ather it lies rolled up, with its tail curled round it - i" this torpid state, a sudden exposure to heat kills ;.â -u. a gentle w^u-mth, such as holding it m the and, rouses it without injury. It lives on nuts aeon s and grain. It brings up its young m a nest composed of kaves and hay, and seems to be fond of society m its household labours, as ten or twelve nests have been -en close to each other. THE SQUIRREL. The Squirrkl is a very common animal in woods where numbei-s may be seen frisking about on the branches, or TnSg up and down the trunks. If alarmed it springs up the tree Jith extraordinary activity, and hides behind a branch. By this trick it escapes its enemy the hawk, and by conlntly'slipping behind the large benches frequ^^^^^^^^ tires him out. The activity and daring of tins little animal are extraordinary-. When pursued, it makes the most astonish- hig taps from branch to branch, or from tree to tree, and ,S apparently some method of altering its direction whde in the ail' possibly by means of its tail acting as a Please note that these images are extracte
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