. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. 254 FAMILIAR LIFE IN FIELD AND POEEST. the porcupine {Erethizon dorsatus)* nevertheless strongly resembles this meadow burrower in one par- ticular, he is unqualifiedly stupid, far more ^/^^^^^te^_ stupid than any other dl^^^^^^^^^^^^^ beast of the. 1^¥'A'^^^ Porcupine on the march. field. But he can afford to be, for he has few ene- mies ; all creatures except the fisher and the panther let him alone. His fearful quills, which have an awkward way of sticking fast in everything they touch (excepting his o
. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. 254 FAMILIAR LIFE IN FIELD AND POEEST. the porcupine {Erethizon dorsatus)* nevertheless strongly resembles this meadow burrower in one par- ticular, he is unqualifiedly stupid, far more ^/^^^^^te^_ stupid than any other dl^^^^^^^^^^^^^ beast of the. 1^¥'A'^^^ Porcupine on the march. field. But he can afford to be, for he has few ene- mies ; all creatures except the fisher and the panther let him alone. His fearful quills, which have an awkward way of sticking fast in everything they touch (excepting his own hide), are formidable things to deal with when one wants to seize him by the back. The quills. •' There it is ! his back is simply prohibitive ; he can carry it with un- concern as slowly as he pleases, for a more effective armor is not to be found outside of the navy! The porcupine can not even boast of a pleasing countenance. To look one square in the face is to * Anotlier significant name, from cpfflifiM, erethizo, to irritate or provoke, and from dorsum, a back. Very wrongly the animal is often called a 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 Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938; Underwood, William Lyman, 1864-1929, phot. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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