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NATURE'S CALENDAR 



December 30 



CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 



MAMMALS 



Hibernating animals sound asleep. 



Mice and small Rodents. — In snug retreats. 



N 07- them Hare. — Turns white. 



Bears. — Retiring to their dens, early or late, 

 according to the weather. 



Small fur -bearing carnivores, bold, active, 

 and far-wandering in search of prey ; coats in 

 the best of condition. 



Ermine Weasels. — Turn white at the coming 

 of the first snow-storm. 



Deer. — " Yardiug " in forests. 



BIRDS 

 Arctic visitors arrive irregularly, and in more 

 or less abundance according to severity of 

 weather. See January Calendar. 



BATRACHIANS AND REPTILES 

 A few frogs and salamanders half alive in 

 warm spring-holes. 



FISHES 



See November and February Calendars. 



INSECTS 



See January Calendar. 



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