. American animal life . arther south, he is snow-white in winter and bluish-brown in summer; while still far-ther south, this curious chap is dark all the year round, because he hunts in wooded country,and if he were white in the woods everything could see him. I le must be dark here for thesame reason that he is white in the North. 11 is color is so different, from the Arctie to thesouth, that you would never believe him to be the same little creature. POLAR BEAR AND ARCTIC FOX These little people of the wild burrow in the earth for their homes, and they live inlittle fox villages. They dig
. American animal life . arther south, he is snow-white in winter and bluish-brown in summer; while still far-ther south, this curious chap is dark all the year round, because he hunts in wooded country,and if he were white in the woods everything could see him. I le must be dark here for thesame reason that he is white in the North. 11 is color is so different, from the Arctie to thesouth, that you would never believe him to be the same little creature. POLAR BEAR AND ARCTIC FOX These little people of the wild burrow in the earth for their homes, and they live inlittle fox villages. They dig down to almost freezing point and here they hide many lem-mings and other small dwellers of the Arctic for their winter supply oi meat. They knowthat the long winter will soon he upon them; and though they hunt hard and often to findthe Arctie hare, this swift runner is not easily caught, as he has longer legs, and there islittle chance for a fox to creep upon and surprise him, over the great sheet of white snow. «*£ .. <^M»m^ mgl ARCTIC FOX RED FOX AND COTTONTAIL
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