. Wild neighbors: out-door studies in the United States. Animal behavior. THE SERVICE OE TAILS 65 ant-eater is an enormous brush, which he is said to bend over his body like an umbrella. His home is in the Amazonian forests, where tremen- dous rains fall; and as it is his business to be abroad in the forest, pushing his way through the drip- ping undergrowth at all hours, such an umbrella, as Mr. Wallace assures us, is of great service to him, — except when it gets him into trouble. This usually hap- pens by reason of an Indian's rat- tlinu' the leaves. The Great Ant-eater in imitation of a sh
. Wild neighbors: out-door studies in the United States. Animal behavior. THE SERVICE OE TAILS 65 ant-eater is an enormous brush, which he is said to bend over his body like an umbrella. His home is in the Amazonian forests, where tremen- dous rains fall; and as it is his business to be abroad in the forest, pushing his way through the drip- ping undergrowth at all hours, such an umbrella, as Mr. Wallace assures us, is of great service to him, — except when it gets him into trouble. This usually hap- pens by reason of an Indian's rat- tlinu' the leaves. The Great Ant-eater in imitation of a shower, and taking" "" ^ ~ "^ , '.''--^ .} T'-" advantage of the poor beast's haste to elevate his umbrella, to rush forward and kill it. Hence the wisest of the ant- eaters have concluded that there are times when it is well to know enough not to go in when it rains. The long and ample tail-feathers of East Indian pheasants form a pent-house, with sloping roofs beneath which the chicks huddle, warm and dry. 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 Ingersoll, Ernest, 1852-1946. New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co. , Ltd.
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