Children's own library . THE HEDGEHOG Moles vary in color, the usual tint being a very deepbrown, almost black ; but they have been seen of anorange color, and a white variety is not are several Moles known : the Shrew Mole, theChangeable Mole, the Cape Mole, and the Star-nosedMole are the most conspicuous. The Shrew Mouse is very like the common mouse,. n Hi o 50 woods natural history but is distinguished from it by the length of the nose,which is used for grubbing up the earth in search ofearth-worms and insects. A peculiar scent is diffusedfrom these animals, which is possibl
Children's own library . THE HEDGEHOG Moles vary in color, the usual tint being a very deepbrown, almost black ; but they have been seen of anorange color, and a white variety is not are several Moles known : the Shrew Mole, theChangeable Mole, the Cape Mole, and the Star-nosedMole are the most conspicuous. The Shrew Mouse is very like the common mouse,. n Hi o 50 woods natural history but is distinguished from it by the length of the nose,which is used for grubbing up the earth in search ofearth-worms and insects. A peculiar scent is diffusedfrom these animals, which is possibly the reason whythe cat will not eat them, although she will readilydestroy them. The Shrew has no connection with the true mice. Itbelongs to a different class of animals, its teeth beingsharp and pointed, whereas those of the mouse arebroad and chisel-shaped. There are, besides the common species, the Oared andthe Water Shrew. The formation of their hair as seenunder a powerful microscope is very beautiful, but quitedistinct from the hair of the mouse or rat. In theautumn, numbers of these little, animals may be seen lyingdead, but what causes this destruction is not known. The Hedgehog is one of the remarkable animals thatare guarded with spikes. These spikes are fixed intothe skin in a very beautiful and simple manner. Whenthe Hedgehog is annoyed it rolls i
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