squat for months at a time. Occasionally a rab- 

 bit will have two or three squats located over his 

 range, each one so placed that a wide view on 

 every side may be had. If it is along the woods, 

 then he sits facing the open fields, with his 

 ears laid back toward the trees. He can hear as 

 far as he can see, and his nose tells him who is 

 coming up the wind sooner than either eyes or 

 ears. 



It is cold, lonely living here in the winter. 

 But everybody, except the mice and little birds, 

 are enemies, his only friends being his wits 

 and legs. In the long run, wits and legs are 

 pretty safe insurance. "He who fights and runs 

 away will live to fight another day," is Bunny's 

 precept and it works well ; he still thrives. 



The squat is a cold place. The sky is its roof, 

 and its only protection is the tuft of grass, the 

 stone, or the stump beside which it is placed. 

 Bunny may change to the lee or windward side, 

 as suits him, during a storm ; but usually he 

 keeps his place and lies close to the ground, no 

 matter how the wind blows, or how fiercely falls 

 the rain and snow. I have frequently started 

 them from their squats in bleak, wind-swept 

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