. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . year, about eleven thousand skins, in another fifty-four thousand,and in a third year, eighty thousand were produced at the town hall ofGotha, as vouchers to enable the bearers to receive the reward. Theyare likewise in such great numbers, that their fur is sold exceedingly cheap. The polecat is a great enemy to the hamster, which he destroy in greatnumbers; he not only pursues them on land, but follows them into theirburrows, and feeds on them there. The hamste
. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . year, about eleven thousand skins, in another fifty-four thousand,and in a third year, eighty thousand were produced at the town hall ofGotha, as vouchers to enable the bearers to receive the reward. Theyare likewise in such great numbers, that their fur is sold exceedingly cheap. The polecat is a great enemy to the hamster, which he destroy in greatnumbers; he not only pursues them on land, but follows them into theirburrows, and feeds on them there. The hamster itself, is one of the most inveterate enemies of its own life, (says a recent naturalist,) is divided between eating and seems to have no other passion than that of rage; which induces himto attack every animal that comes in his way, without in the least attend-ing to the strength of the enemy. Ignorant of the art of saving himselfby flight, rather than yield, he will allow himself to be beaten in pieceswith a stick. If he seizes a mans hand, he must be killed before he willquit his hold. the chinchilla;. This interesting animal, which produces the fur which passes under itsname, is a species of field mouse, and is common in the high plains of Chiliand Peru. It is about nine inches in length, and has a tail about half thelength of its body. It sits upon its haunches, and takes its food in its forepaws like a squirrel. It feeds chiefly upon bulbous roots. 1 Cricetus laniger, Desm. MAMMALIA-JERBOA. 243 THE The head of the jerboa is sloped somewhat in the mannei of a rabbit; butthe eyes are larger, and the ears shorter, though elevated and open, withrespect to its size; its nose and hair are of a flesh color, its mouth short andthick, the orifice of the mouth very narrow, the upper jaw very full, thelower narrow and short, the teeth like those of the rabbit; the whiskersare composed of long black and white hairs; the fore feet are very short,
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