. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. CHAPTER XIY. A FLEET-FOOTED NEIGHBOR IN THE WOODS. The Virginia Deer. To " run like a deer " means to run like the fleet- est-footed member of that highest division of animal life in the world called Mammalia. Now the term Mammalia is a significant one with a world of meaning in it which few, perhaps, fully appreciate.* It means that the closest possible relationship exists between the mother and her young. And perhaps one of the most beautiful examples of a mother and her young among the animal
. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. CHAPTER XIY. A FLEET-FOOTED NEIGHBOR IN THE WOODS. The Virginia Deer. To " run like a deer " means to run like the fleet- est-footed member of that highest division of animal life in the world called Mammalia. Now the term Mammalia is a significant one with a world of meaning in it which few, perhaps, fully appreciate.* It means that the closest possible relationship exists between the mother and her young. And perhaps one of the most beautiful examples of a mother and her young among the animals is the soft-eyed deer and her dainty, snow-spotted fawn. * The essential character of a creature belonging to the great group called JIammalia is that it is wholly dependent upon its 338. Head of a Deer about Ave years 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 Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938; Underwood, William Lyman, 1864-1929, phot. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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