. The world of animal life. Zoology. HAND-WINGED ANIMALS OR BATS 31 which animals are provided by nature with the means of earning their hving. As the naturahst just quoted points out, he has acute hearing, enabling him to distinguish the different tones given out by the wood by his gentle tapping, he has evidently a keen sense of smell to aid him in the search, his strong limbs support him firmly on the slender branches to which he clings, his sharp teeth permit him to tear through the tough wood, and lastly, he uses his extraordinary second finger as a tapping instrument, as a probe, and as
. The world of animal life. Zoology. HAND-WINGED ANIMALS OR BATS 31 which animals are provided by nature with the means of earning their hving. As the naturahst just quoted points out, he has acute hearing, enabling him to distinguish the different tones given out by the wood by his gentle tapping, he has evidently a keen sense of smell to aid him in the search, his strong limbs support him firmly on the slender branches to which he clings, his sharp teeth permit him to tear through the tough wood, and lastly, he uses his extraordinary second finger as a tapping instrument, as a probe, and as a scoop. HAND-WINGED ANIMALS OR BATS The Bats have some habits in common with the lemurs, although in appearance there is very little similarity between Long-eared Bat Both live on insects, fruit, and small animals of various kinds, and do their hunting by night, though, owing to their curious flitting movements, the former are looked upon with a certain amount of fear by the more ignorant of their human neighbours. Like the lemurs, the bat is also, as a rule, a very harmless animal, and it. 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 Smith, Fred, pseud. , ed. London, Glasgow [etc. ] Blackie and son, Ltd.
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