THE COMMON MOLE. No family of animals is more adapted to a life of digging than the Moles, which have effective spades or scoops m the strong, large 



claws of their forepaws. The Common Mole, the European animal which is regarded as typical of the entire family, is depicted in the picture. It is a morose, surly 

 and unsocial animal, and when two Moles meet, a combat usually ensues, and therefore the scene depicted in the illustration indicates trouble for the weaker ot the 

 two animals. (. Talpa europcea.) 



