. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. 58 VERTEBRATES : .MAMMALS. a sharp hook. In the daytime they stay m caves, hollow trees, or other dark places, hanging by their hooks, or by the sharp claws of their hind feet. Bats can fly through the most winding and crooked passages with- out harm, even after their eyes have been destroyed. Some of the larger Bats of the East Indies eat fruits and birds, but most kinds feed upon insects, which they are catching when we see them flitting in the dusk of evening. The Red, and the Hoary Bat, three or four inches lon</, are common in North America. Inse
. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. 58 VERTEBRATES : .MAMMALS. a sharp hook. In the daytime they stay m caves, hollow trees, or other dark places, hanging by their hooks, or by the sharp claws of their hind feet. Bats can fly through the most winding and crooked passages with- out harm, even after their eyes have been destroyed. Some of the larger Bats of the East Indies eat fruits and birds, but most kinds feed upon insects, which they are catching when we see them flitting in the dusk of evening. The Red, and the Hoary Bat, three or four inches lon</, are common in North America. Insect-eaters, or Insectivora. Tlie Insect-caters include the Shrews, Moles, and Hedgehogs. Many naturalists also place here the Gale-. 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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