. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. TOMMIE, A PET PRAIRIE-DOG. 219 Oh! oh! I forgot to tell you that you must not keep him with other fish, but in a separate part of the aquarium, for he has very cruel and unmannerly ways. He will swim quietly up under an- other fisli till he is quite close to him; then, with a quick dart, he will seize the poor creature, and bite a great piece right out of him, his strong, sharp teeth cutting through scales, flesh, and bones. He never takes more than one bite out of each fish, but takes his mors
. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. TOMMIE, A PET PRAIRIE-DOG. 219 Oh! oh! I forgot to tell you that you must not keep him with other fish, but in a separate part of the aquarium, for he has very cruel and unmannerly ways. He will swim quietly up under an- other fisli till he is quite close to him; then, with a quick dart, he will seize the poor creature, and bite a great piece right out of him, his strong, sharp teeth cutting through scales, flesh, and bones. He never takes more than one bite out of each fish, but takes his morsel down to chew, and leaves the poor victim bleeding and dying in misery. That is why I have called him a " bad neighbor;" and it is a good name for him, for, say what you will, a good neighbor does not bite. TOMMIE, A PET PRAIRIE-DOG. Whex I first saw Tommie his little round head was sticking out of a gentleman's coat-pocket. I 1. '' i'<llillllilllililllli4li& IkLiMmii hUii. 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 Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943. Boston, Estes and Lauriat
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