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XXIX. Animal Movements. 



1. Study the way the following animals walk : Horse, cow, cat, 

 dog". In what order are the feet placed in walking ? In trotting ? In 

 galioping? 



2. Study the movements of an earthworm, a clam, an insect. 



3. Study the movements of a fish, a snake, and a bird. 



4. How does a rabbit run ? A robin or a crow walk ? 



5. To what extent has the need for getting food affected the man- 

 ner of movement of animals ? Study cat and dog. 



6. To what extent has the place where food is obtained affected the 

 movement ? Study fish, bird, earthworm, clam. 



7. To what extent has the need for escape from enemies affected the 

 mode of movement ? Study rabbit, squirrel. 



XXX. Animal Coverings. 



1. Compare the natural coverings of man, horse, cow, rabbit, cat, 

 pig, sheep, mink, hen, turtle, snake, frog, fish, caterpillar, and earth- 

 worm. Name those covered with hair, with fur, with wool, with feath- 

 ers, with scales. 



2. What is the use of the covering ? Does it vary from season to 

 season in difl'erent animals ? 



3. \Miat is the difference between furj hair, and wool ? 



4. Where do fur-bearing animals live ? Wliere animals with hair? 



5. \^'hat is the arrangement of the feathers on a bird ? W^hat is 

 the. special advantage of feathers as a covering ? 



6. Compare the winter plumage with the summer plumage of birds. 



.7. How are the scales of a fish or snake arranged ? Of what ad- 

 vantage ? 



8. What is peculiar about the coverings of insects ? How can in- 

 sects grow with such coverings ? 



9. Why does a snake shed its skin ? How often ? 



10. To what uses are the coverings of animals put ? Specify. 



XXXI. Food=Qetting Among Animals. 



1. Study the ways the horse, cow, sheep, cat, and dog seize their 

 food. 



2. What animals use their fore limbs in eating ? What do not ? 



3. What animals are flesh-eaters ? What are plant-eaters ? 



4. Study the dentition of rabbit, cow, horse, sheep, and man. WHiat 

 are the names of the different kinds of teeth and the use of each ? 



