. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. Fig. 96. — Nine-banded Armadillo. of America, dig burrows, and feed upon vegetables, in- sects, and worms. The Nine-banded Armadillo is about two feet long, and is found as far north as Texas. MARSUPIALS. The Marsupials have a pouch, or sack, beneath the body, in which the young are kept for a time after they are born, and even after they are able to walk they re- sort to the pouch of the mother when danger is near. With the exceptio
. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. Fig. 96. — Nine-banded Armadillo. of America, dig burrows, and feed upon vegetables, in- sects, and worms. The Nine-banded Armadillo is about two feet long, and is found as far north as Texas. MARSUPIALS. The Marsupials have a pouch, or sack, beneath the body, in which the young are kept for a time after they are born, and even after they are able to walk they re- sort to the pouch of the mother when danger is near. With the exception of the Opossums of America, all the Marsupials are found in Australia. OPOSSUMS. Opossums are small animals, the largest being scarcely larger than the common cat, and the smallest but little larger than a mouse. They feed upon birds, bird's eggs, insects, and other small animals. The tail is long and is capable of being twisted around objects, thus aiding in climbing. The Opossum of the United States is about the size of a cat, the hair whitish with brown tips. Fig. 97. — 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, Scribner, Armstrong
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