. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 110 FLESH-EATERS —from live rabbits down to green corn,—fish, flesh, or fowl. The only point on which the Raccoon is particular, regarding its food, is in soaking it in water before eating it. A live '"Coon" makes one of the most satisfactory car- nivorous pets that a boy can keep in Photo, and copyright, 1902, by W. L. Underwood. THE RACCOON. The Cacomistle, "Civet Cat," or Bassarisk^ is a strange little creature like a small pine marten w
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 110 FLESH-EATERS —from live rabbits down to green corn,—fish, flesh, or fowl. The only point on which the Raccoon is particular, regarding its food, is in soaking it in water before eating it. A live '"Coon" makes one of the most satisfactory car- nivorous pets that a boy can keep in Photo, and copyright, 1902, by W. L. Underwood. THE RACCOON. The Cacomistle, "Civet Cat," or Bassarisk^ is a strange little creature like a small pine marten with a long, bushy tail and many common names. It is spread over so wide an area of our country that its personality should be better known. It inhabits Mexico and the southwestern United States from Texas to California and north to southern Oregon. These are the names by which it is called and mis- 1 Bas-sa-ris'cus as-tu' 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 Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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