. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. A fAUILT OF FOXES, Here is a pleasant family scene representing a summer day in a quiet European wood. Madame Reynard and her four • little ones have come out of their secluded burrow to enjoy the pleasant air. The mother is calmly content, but watchful. The two little Foxes in the fore- ground are playing with each other after the manner of young Puppies. Another, nestling by the mother, finds amusement in biting a twig, and the fourth, just emerging from the burrow, is very intent on the movements of a pretty Butterfly, which he
. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. A fAUILT OF FOXES, Here is a pleasant family scene representing a summer day in a quiet European wood. Madame Reynard and her four • little ones have come out of their secluded burrow to enjoy the pleasant air. The mother is calmly content, but watchful. The two little Foxes in the fore- ground are playing with each other after the manner of young Puppies. Another, nestling by the mother, finds amusement in biting a twig, and the fourth, just emerging from the burrow, is very intent on the movements of a pretty Butterfly, which he will snap at if it comes nearer. The mother is a fine specimen of the Fox tribe, and her tail is a beautiful " brush " which many a sportsman would like to own. (Vulpes vulgaris.) (235). 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 Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Pechuel-Loesche, Eduard, 1840-1913; Haacke, Wilhelm, 1855-1912; Schmidtlein, Richard. Chicago, A. N. Marquis
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