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cleanliness as it is an aid to swallowing. The salivary glands are not 

 well developed, and the food is more easily swallowed when wet. They 

 have delicate little hand-like front paws which they use to handle the 

 food while washing and eating it. They tame easily and many a boy 

 has had a pet coon, but, pet or not, coons still like chickens and it is a 



Courtesy Chicago Natural History Museum 



Fig. 28.11. A raccoon. 



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Natural History Museum 



Fig. 28.12. Giant pandas. These rare animals live high in the mountains of Tibet, 

 but are well known in the United States because of the many stuffed toys made to 



resemble them. 



