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hog, the mountain lion. In summer, and oc- 

 casionally in winter, both the coyote and the 

 wolf come into the fox's territory. 



In slide rock and in bouldery moraines up as 

 high as thirteen thousand feet, one finds the 

 pika, or cony. Almost nothing is known of his 

 domestic life. Apparently he does not hibernate, 

 for on sunny days he may be seen the year 

 round. Like the beaver he each autumn lays 

 up supplies for winter. Hay is his harvest. This 

 hay is frequently placed in conical piles in the 

 shelter of shelving rocks. These piles are some- 

 times two feet in diameter. His haymaking is 

 done with much hurry. After quickly biting off 

 a number of plants or grasses, he commonly 

 seizes these by their ends and simply scampers 

 for the harvest pile. Quickly thrusting them 

 in, he hurries away for more. His ways are de- 

 cidedly in contrast to the beaver's deliberate 

 movements. When he is sunning himself, one 

 may, by moving slowly, approach within a few 

 feet. He has a squeaky whistle and a birdlike 

 call, each of which it is difficult to describe. He 

 is a tailless little fellow, and has round ratlike 



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