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MAMMALIA CARXIVORA DIAGRAM o. 



Europe, such as Spain and Norway, and is not a native of Britain. 

 It was formerly believed that the lynx could see better than any 

 other animal ; and we still say of anyone who is sharp-sighted, 

 that he is lynx-eyed. But its sight seems to be just the same as 

 that of other cats. 



THE DOGS. The Dog, Wolf, and Fox form a natural family. 



The Wolf is formidable in winter, when it is hungry. It then 

 approaches farms, and attacks the flocks which are insufficiently 

 guarded. In summer the wolf finds its food which generally 

 consists of small mammals, and even carrion in the woods. It 

 has been extinct in Britain for the last two hundred years. 



The Fox is celebrated for the dexterity which it displays either 



in creeping into well-secured enclosures, or in escaping from the 

 dogs and hunters. It is also a great destroyer of poultry. When 

 it has satisfied its hunger, it can easily carry off some dead fowls 

 to store up in its burrow. Fox-hunting is one of the principal 

 country sports in England. 



The Dog is so well known to "every body that we hardly need 

 mention it. He is especially a domestic animal, and a friend of 

 the household ; he loves his master, and his friendship is proof 

 against the worst treatment. He is very intelligent, and can be 

 trained to do many things ; to hunt, to guard the house at night, 

 to run by the carriage, to lead the blind, and even to go on 

 errands. Instances have been given of dogs who were trained to 



