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Amusing Fourfooted Feeders. 



Among all the amusing and enthusi- 

 astic little feeders, probably young 

 pigs would take first premium. It is 

 .difficult to obtain good photographic 

 records of the actions of such pigs. 

 The mother usually selects a shady 

 place for the regular meal, so that 

 even the fastest lens will not record all 

 •the motions of the lively youngsters. 



Mr. Ernst Niebergall of Sandusky, 

 Ohio, sends us the best collection of 

 such photographs that has ever come 



in the pen with their mother, have 

 often noticed the affectionate manner 

 in which the youngsters run up to 

 their stolid, sedate parent and rub 

 noses. This seems to be the only 

 method by which the little fellows can 

 express appreciation of their mother's 

 care. The mother sometimes uses an- 

 other method to express her apprecia- 

 tion of her numerous offspring. She 

 will rush in a threatening way at an 

 intruder with whom she is unac- 

 quainted. 



IT IS FUN TO WATCH LITTLE PIGS AT FEEDING TIME. 



to our desk. He shows not only the 

 whole family in lively action, double 

 decker style, taking from both rows of 

 supply, but gives us details of five 

 lively little fellows, and then shows 

 what he calls a pig's kiss, which is 

 supposed to be what the term implies, 

 as it seems to be an evidence of 

 appreciation between mother and off- 

 spring. 



Those who have -watched little pigs 



Among the strange perversities of 

 nature, perhaps the most difficult to 

 explain is why the faithful mother 

 sometimes has her affection so thor- 

 oughly diverted in the wrong direc- 

 tion that instead of tenderly caring 

 for the little pigs she eats them. We 

 wonder at this strange freak of nature, 

 which occurs not only among sows but 

 even among rabbits and some other 

 animals. There are times when a rab- 



