Children's own library . Alpine Ibex. 78 WOODS NATURAL HISTORY a board is fastened to the under side of it, and wheelsare often attached to the board. The hair of the Wallachian Sheep is long and silkylike that of a spaniel, and of great length, falling almostto the THE BIGHOKN SHEEP The Bighorn has the body of a deer and the head ofa sheep. Its horns are of an enormous size, and makea large semicircular curve backward. The head andhorns often weigh sixty pounds. Its hair is short andgray, but in the fall changes to dun and becomes longer, woods natural history 79 while in winter a la
Children's own library . Alpine Ibex. 78 WOODS NATURAL HISTORY a board is fastened to the under side of it, and wheelsare often attached to the board. The hair of the Wallachian Sheep is long and silkylike that of a spaniel, and of great length, falling almostto the THE BIGHOKN SHEEP The Bighorn has the body of a deer and the head ofa sheep. Its horns are of an enormous size, and makea large semicircular curve backward. The head andhorns often weigh sixty pounds. Its hair is short andgray, but in the fall changes to dun and becomes longer, woods natural history 79 while in winter a layer of fine wool, which never showsoutside the hair, grows close to the skin. It is foundin troops of twenty or thirty in rocky districts, whichit leaves only to get water. It is very shy and takesflight at the first appearance of a man. Its flesh is ingood condition from August till November. GeneralDodge says if one can imagine a saddle of Southdownmutton flavored with the gamey juices of the black-taildeer, he will form some idea of a feast of mountainsheep in season. The Giraffe. This beautiful animal is found only inSouth Africa. Its height varies from thirteen to eigh-teen feet. Its beautiful long neck enables it to browseon the leaves of the trees on which it
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