All about animals. Facts, stories and anecdotes (1900) (14777822632)

Identifier: allaboutanimalsf00newy (find matches)

Title: All about animals. Facts, stories and anecdotes

Year: 1900 (1900s)

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Subjects: Animals

Publisher: New York, McLoughlin bros

Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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ALPINE HARE (/„ Natural Size). The Alpine Hark is famous for its coat, which turns white in the winter.It is found in the colder parts of North America. Its white coat serves as agreat protection, for it cannot be distinguished from the snow upon the ground.In size it is a little larger than the common hare. The Alpine hares are killedin large numbers each year and shipped to the markets. QfdOc!hd O> > ca I—I

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THE RABBIT. The Rabbit is one of the best-known animals in the world. It is easilytamed and has therefore become a great pet. There is hardly any boy who hasnot, at some time or other, kept rabbits in a cracker-box hutch. In its wildstate the rabbit is a bright, clever little creature. They live in great colo-nies, where the earth is honey-combed with hundreds of burrows, called war-rens, and in the early morning or just at sunset it is a great sight to watchthem running about. They hop in and out of their holes, while some sit up.listening intently. Then, without an instants warning, the whole party willdash off and pull up again beforethey have gone any distance. Theyfight among themselves and chaseeach other madly through the twist-ings and turnings of the burrows.Rabbits have very sharp ears andfor a short distance can run swiftly,and upon these two talents they aremainly dependent for their safety.They have countless enemies, formen, dogs, cats, foxes, stoats, wea-sels, hedgehogs

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