A VERY TAME WILD ANIMAL 

 Because gray squirrels make 

 themselves at home in city or 

 suburb, they offer many 

 children a wonderful oppor- 

 tunity to observe the ways of 

 a wild mammal. Except for 

 their habit of begging, park 

 squirrels behave like their 

 relatives in forests, building 

 nests in treetops or in hollow 

 trunks. The squirrel's amazing 

 leaps among the branches are 

 possible only because of its 

 bushy tail, which aids it in 

 balancing and landing. 



Eastman Kodak 



'erican Museum 

 Natural History 



CAMOUFLAGE IN A DAISY FIELD 



The spotted back of a fawn blends perfectly with these surroundings. Camouflage 

 is the young deer's best protection; and a mother deer teaches her youngsters to 

 stay quietly in one place so they'll be safe while she ventures in search of food. 



