. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. DIGGING MUSCLES OP A MOLE. 152 MOLES AND SHREWS adds IM inches. Its nose projects half an inch beyond its mouth, and on the end it feels as hard as if it contained a bone. It terminates in a broad, flattened point, shaped quite like a rock-drill. The fore foot is three-quarters of an inch wide, but less than an inch in length, including the claws, which measure half an inch. In your hand, a Mole is a wriggling, restless creature. Place it upon ground that is not packed hard
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. DIGGING MUSCLES OP A MOLE. 152 MOLES AND SHREWS adds IM inches. Its nose projects half an inch beyond its mouth, and on the end it feels as hard as if it contained a bone. It terminates in a broad, flattened point, shaped quite like a rock-drill. The fore foot is three-quarters of an inch wide, but less than an inch in length, including the claws, which measure half an inch. In your hand, a Mole is a wriggling, restless creature. Place it upon ground that is not packed hard, and in about one second it has found a suitable spot for an opening. Its nose sinks into the earth as if it were a brad-awl, with a combined pushing and boring motion, and in three seconds your Mole's head is no longer in sight. Up comes the powerful right foot, sliding close along the side of the head, edgewise and palm outward, to the end of the nose. The living chisel cuts the earth vertically, and then with a quick motion it pries the earth side wise from its nose. Instantly the left foot does the same thing on the other side, while the brad-awl nose goes right on boring. In ten seconds, by the watch, the Mole's body has entirely disappeared, and in three minutes our Mole will tunnel a foot, unless inter- rupted. When skinned for dissection, it is found that the eye is merely a small, dark speck under the skin, suitable only to distinguish light from darkness. The eyeball is about the size of a pin-head. The arm and forearm is a big, hard bundle. 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 Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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