THE BADGER 



the nineteenth, and the other during the twenty- 

 second day of their imprisonment. Had the 

 ground not been frozen so hard as it was, the 

 experiment would have been unsuccessful, as each 

 of the foxes would of course have dug out at 

 some other spot. The latter method of escape 

 will be employed by the badger in every case 

 where the trap is not properly covered. 



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