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and various fruits are also said to be eaten by this animal — ^possibly the buds may 

 contain a hidden grub, and the entire flower be eaten for the sake of the living 

 creature which it contains, as is the case witli many a bud that is plucked by small 

 birds in this country. 



It is a nocturnal animal like the Galagos and Lenuu-s, and seeks its prey by 

 night only, spending the day in sleep, curled up in the dark hollo^M of a tree, or in 

 some similar spot, where it can retire from view and from light. 



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The Bats, or Wing-Handed Animals, are remarkable for the enormous size of 

 their fore paws, and the manner iuAvhicli the skin is extended between the joints, 

 so as to form wiuL^s There ai-e very many species of Bats found in all parts of 



