. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 498 HOODS MARMOT. exhibition of true, loving feeling on the part of the little creature, that he never could be induced to shoot another Prairie Dog. From the most recent accounts, it appears that the Prairie Dog does not hibernate, but that it is as fresh and lively during winter as in the heat of summer. The Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus), erroneously so called, as it is a rodent or gnawing animal, is represented by two species only, the genus being peculiar to North America. This
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 498 HOODS MARMOT. exhibition of true, loving feeling on the part of the little creature, that he never could be induced to shoot another Prairie Dog. From the most recent accounts, it appears that the Prairie Dog does not hibernate, but that it is as fresh and lively during winter as in the heat of summer. The Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus), erroneously so called, as it is a rodent or gnawing animal, is represented by two species only, the genus being peculiar to North America. This little creature easily becomes domesticated, and proves a pleasing pet. Its voice, far from being a bark, is like that of its near relatives, squirrel-like. The Western Prairie Dog {Cynomys columbianus) is confined to the region west of the Rocky Mountains. Like the other species, it lives in large companies ; sometimes several hundred acres are occupied by their holes. Each burrow has ten or twelve occupants. An example of the genus Spermophilus may lie found in the beautiful little crea- ture which is scientifically known as Hood's Marmot, but more popularly as the Leopard Marmot. This pretty little animal is about the same size as the hackee, and is remarkable for the brilliant and conspicuous manner in winch its fur is diversilied with contrasting hues. Along. HOOD'S MARMOT— SjiermopMlushmdii. the back are drawn eight pale yellowish-brown bands, and nine dark brown bands of greater width. The five upper bands are marked with pale spots. The coloring is slightly variable, both in distribution and depth of tint, for in some specimens the dark bands are paler than in others, while in several specimens the pale spots have a tendency to merge altogether and form bands. The average length of this creature is nearly eleven inches, the tail slightly exceeding four inches in length. The cheek-pouches are moderate in dimensions. It is an inhabitant of Northern America. This animal
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