. Life-histories of northern animals [microform] : an account of the mammals of Manitoba. Mammals; Mammals; Mammifères; Mammifères. II Fio. 104—C«ll«lo cow in h«r<l o( Ilufltio JoiMt. from f«n«iid-l»k rtwch bj El-wu Thompwn Saton, (CixinMr o« lk« Unllxl Suim N«Uoo«l MuMum.) 282 Liie-histories of Northern Animals fatter every day. All the early morning they graze. Toward ten o'clock they lie down and chew their cud; about noon the old cow will arise and march toward the water with the band behind her. She does not go far among the many deep-worn Buffalo trails before finding one which is
. Life-histories of northern animals [microform] : an account of the mammals of Manitoba. Mammals; Mammals; Mammifères; Mammifères. II Fio. 104—C«ll«lo cow in h«r<l o( Ilufltio JoiMt. from f«n«iid-l»k rtwch bj El-wu Thompwn Saton, (CixinMr o« lk« Unllxl Suim N«Uoo«l MuMum.) 282 Liie-histories of Northern Animals fatter every day. All the early morning they graze. Toward ten o'clock they lie down and chew their cud; about noon the old cow will arise and march toward the water with the band behind her. She does not go far among the many deep-worn Buffalo trails before finding one which is headed her way. She follows if, the others come string- ing along single file behind tier. The only exception to the single rank is made by the young calves, which run and frisk along be- side their mothers. It may be miles to the watering place, but the herd marches steadily and with purpose. After all have drunk their fill, they may lie down again in the neighbour- hood, or maybe they will wander back to some prairie swell, on whose northern side the sun is a little less warm or the western breeze a little stronger, and there they scatter and lie down for a two hours' rest, till the herd is reminded of its own glowing hunger per- haps by some young " spike- horn" rising to resume the quest for food. Or, maybe, the final ounce of push that moves the landslide is sup- plied even by some little calf, who, desiring drink, uses vigorous means to make his mother take the posture needful to serve him. I remember once watching a young calf that besought his moth, r for food by pushing her neck as she lay. She brushed him away with a swing of her head. He tried farther 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 Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. New York : C. Scribner's Sons
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