. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. 48 SUBKINGDOM VEETEBEATA. Mg Urams mari&mm. White Bear. latitudes it passes the winter usually in a hollow log, without becoming insensible. The Polar Bear* is the largest member of this family. It feeds on seals, fish, and walruses, which it pursues in the water, swimming and diving with great skill. To secure firm footing on the ice, the soles of the feet are thickly covered with long hairs. It passes January and February in a lethargy, buried in the snow or hidden in the ice-rifts. Procyonidse.—The Raccoon is the only representative of its fami
. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. 48 SUBKINGDOM VEETEBEATA. Mg Urams mari&mm. White Bear. latitudes it passes the winter usually in a hollow log, without becoming insensible. The Polar Bear* is the largest member of this family. It feeds on seals, fish, and walruses, which it pursues in the water, swimming and diving with great skill. To secure firm footing on the ice, the soles of the feet are thickly covered with long hairs. It passes January and February in a lethargy, buried in the snow or hidden in the ice-rifts. Procyonidse.—The Raccoon is the only representative of its family in the United States. It derives its specific name from its habit of dipping its food in the water before eating. Though its entire foot is naked, yet in walking it does not, hke the bear, bring its whole sole to the ground. Om- nivorous in its food, it is, according to circumstances, a fish- er, a hunter, a trapper, a reaper, or a fly- catcher, having the instinctive cunning of the fox, the inquisi- tive meddlesomeness of the monkey, the greediness of the bear, and the slyness of the cat. Fig. 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 Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886. New York, Chicago [etc. ] A. S. Barnes & Company
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