. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 76 VERTEBRATES. they cannot meet witli any live prey, they dig up the dpad bodies of human beings. When once accustomed to feed on human flesh, they will follow caravans and armies, and run from country to country: their appetite is the most vehement, so that they will feed on the driest leather or infectious flesh, and on animals in a state of the most loathsome putridity: their bowlings in the night' are loud and hid
. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 76 VERTEBRATES. they cannot meet witli any live prey, they dig up the dpad bodies of human beings. When once accustomed to feed on human flesh, they will follow caravans and armies, and run from country to country: their appetite is the most vehement, so that they will feed on the driest leather or infectious flesh, and on animals in a state of the most loathsome putridity: their bowlings in the night' are loud and hideous, for when one begins the whole join in one general cry. The Fox is an animal of the dog kind; it resembles in form the common dog, and in size the spaniel: its tail is straight, bushy, and with a white tip; it has a broad head, a sharp snout, a flat forehead, eyes obliquely placed, ears sharp and erect, and its. ^^_^SwtSKK:Sr^ The Pox. body well covered with hair: it is found in all the northern temperate regions of the globe; it is remarkable for its smell, by which it is so easily traced and followed by hounds accustomed to the pursuit, over extensive tracts of country. The fox is proverbial for his cunning, deriving greater benefit from his craft than from his courage : he chooses his babi. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Philadelphia : Crawford & Co.
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