. The world of animal life. Zoology. 28 THE WORLD OF ANIMAL LIFE Unlike the monkey, the lemur works by night and sleeps during the day. He is not dainty in his food, eating almost anything he comes across, from fruit, vege- tables, and leaves, to birds, and even snakes. One of the prettiest mem- bers of the lemur tribe is the little creature with the ringed tail that is often to be seen in zoo- logical gardens. It is about the size of an ordi- nary tabby cat, and with its long fluffy tail, gray furry body, and its peculiar habit of arching the back, it has so close a resem- blance to pussy tha
. The world of animal life. Zoology. 28 THE WORLD OF ANIMAL LIFE Unlike the monkey, the lemur works by night and sleeps during the day. He is not dainty in his food, eating almost anything he comes across, from fruit, vege- tables, and leaves, to birds, and even snakes. One of the prettiest mem- bers of the lemur tribe is the little creature with the ringed tail that is often to be seen in zoo- logical gardens. It is about the size of an ordi- nary tabby cat, and with its long fluffy tail, gray furry body, and its peculiar habit of arching the back, it has so close a resem- blance to pussy that it is fre- quently called the cat-like lemur. Most members of the lemur group rarely leave the trees, but the ring-tailed variety is quite at home in rocky country. Another interesting family is that of the mouse lemurs, tiny creatures smaller in size than the rat, which have the curious habit of sleeping, that is, hibernating, during the hottest and driest season of the year. There are many animals, as we shall presently see, in the colder parts of the earth, which sleep during the winter,. Ring-tailed Lemur. 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 Smith, Fred, pseud. , ed. London, Glasgow [etc. ] Blackie and son, Ltd.
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