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DAN BEARD'S ANIMAL BOOK 



HE KILLED PADDY PACK RAT'S BROTHERS AND SISTERS 



the tip of his nose to the end of his tail. Pack 

 rats have tails like chipmunks, as you may see by 

 referring to the illustrations, a peculiarity ob- 

 served by Lewis & Clark's men on July 2, 1804, 

 when they found the first one of these animals ever 

 seen by civilized man. Comparatively few civi- 

 lized men have seen any of these creatures since 

 1804, for the reason that only hunters and miners 

 frequent the haunts of the pack rat and the rodents 

 themselves seldom venture out until after dark. 

 The illustration on page 37, drawn from life, 

 will possibly give the reader a better idea of this 

 animal's appearance than a printed description. 



It is not its bushy tail alone which makes the 

 pack rat interesting, for its 



