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Identifier: fivehundredfasci00mile (find matches)
Title: Five hundred fascinating animal stories, with numerous colored plates, illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., etc., ect.
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry), 1848-1929
Subjects: Animal behavior Zoology
Publisher: New York, The Christian herald
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation
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white,as it does also on the throat and the inside of the legs. Thebars which cross the body from the back to the belly are ofthe most beautiful black, and the skin altogether is so extremelyfine and glossy, that it is much esteemed, and sold at a highprice in all the eastern countries, especially China. Thecolouring of the tiger, says the Rev. J. G. Wood, is a goodinstance of the manner in which animals are protected bythe similarity of their external appearance to the particularlocality in which they reside. The stripes on the tigers skinso exactly assimilate with the long jungle grass amongst whichit lives, that it is impossible for unpractised eyes to discernthe animal at all, even when a considerable portion of itsbody is exposed. Bavages The ravages committed by tigers have often Committed led to the organisation of hunting parties formed by Tigers. ^^ a yjew tQ extermmate the more aggressive of the enemy. The following narrative of a tiger excursion o. 4 MILES NATURAL HISTORY.
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AARD VARK(Orycteropus capensis)