. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. 162 FAMILIAR LIFE IK FIELD AND FOKEST. ber of the Mustelidw family, belonging to the group MephitiiioB, is one of those few wild animals with which no one is anxious to make even a " scraping ; " Distance," I cautiously remarked. The Skunk. one time to a skunk which appeared directly in my path, " lends enchantment to the view; you may have the right of way, and the path, too!" So I gave him a wide berth, beat an ignominious retreat, and breathed again when the a
. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. 162 FAMILIAR LIFE IK FIELD AND FOKEST. ber of the Mustelidw family, belonging to the group MephitiiioB, is one of those few wild animals with which no one is anxious to make even a " scraping ; " Distance," I cautiously remarked. The Skunk. one time to a skunk which appeared directly in my path, " lends enchantment to the view; you may have the right of way, and the path, too!" So I gave him a wide berth, beat an ignominious retreat, and breathed again when the atmosphere regained its purity. One always feels secure at ten yards, but within that distance, notwithstanding the fact that competent authorities set the line of safety at sixteen and a ha]/feet, one is excusably nervous. But, putting all prejudice aside, the skunk is not only a much-abused animal, but one whose usefulness can not be overestimated. Let us see what he feeds. 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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