i io DAN BEARD'S ANIMAL BOOK 



THIS MONKEY KNEW HOW TO GET A DRINK. 



A monkey we had at home soon discovered the 

 use of the hydrant and would turn on the faucet, 

 hold its mouth to the stream of water, take a drink 

 and turn off the water again- sometimes. 



A ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT'S ARTIFICIAL SNOW 

 FIELD. 



At Field, B. C., I saw a Rocky Mountain kid 

 which had been captured by a guide. I had heard 

 that the Rocky Mountain goats paw away the 

 melting snow in order to feed upon the succulent 

 grass beneath. There was no snow nearer than the 

 top of Mount Stephen to test the story, but there 

 was a clothes-line laden with white towels. In a 

 spirit of mischief I told the hotel guests of the 

 habits of these goats in the snow field and then an- 

 nounced that we would make a make-believe field 

 and see what would happen. I then gathered an 

 armful of towels and spread them over the grass to 

 make an artificial snow field. 



The kid trotted over to the towels. After caper- 

 ing around on them for awhile, she began to paw 

 with her front foot until she had displaced a towel ; 

 then she greedily nipped the exposed grass. She 

 went through this performance again and again, 

 and ended by lying down in the middle of the arti- 

 ficial snow field to the great amusement of the 

 spectators. 



