. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. 18 VERTEBRATES: MAMMALS. and Canada Lynx much resemble each other, but the Lynx is the larger, being about three feet long, and the. Fig. 44. â Canada Lynx. ears are tipped with long black hairs. They feed upon small quadrupeds and birds, sometimes pursuing the latter into the tops of trees. HYENAS. Hyenas live in Africa and Asia, and are about the size of a very large dog. They live in dens and caves, coming forth at night in search
. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. 18 VERTEBRATES: MAMMALS. and Canada Lynx much resemble each other, but the Lynx is the larger, being about three feet long, and the. Fig. 44. â Canada Lynx. ears are tipped with long black hairs. They feed upon small quadrupeds and birds, sometimes pursuing the latter into the tops of trees. HYENAS. Hyenas live in Africa and Asia, and are about the size of a very large dog. They live in dens and caves, coming forth at night in search of food, feeding mainly on animals which they find dead. They are ferocious and greedy, and have such stout teeth and powerful jaws that they are able to crush the bones of the largest prey; and they swallow the fragments without masticating them. DOGS, WOLVES, AND FOXES. The Dog is the only animal that has followed man to all parts of the world. The varieties are numerous, and â differ from one another greatly in their appearance and habits. Some of the most distinct varieties are the Greyhound, St. Bernard, Newfoundland, Esquimaux,. 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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