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DAN BEARD'S ANIMAL BOOK 



A boat is one of the best vantage grounds from which 

 to observe the wild forest folk without alarming them. 

 I have paddled close up to deer, bear, and all sorts of 

 wild creatures without being detected. I once saw a 



1 Plunging along in a Desperate Effort to Escape 



2 Doe Swimming Noiselessly and Stealthily 



muskrat swim to the shore, run up the bank, and rapidly 

 move from one small bush to another, entirely denuding 

 them of their leaves. This it did by standing on its hind 

 legs and using its forepaws to bend the bush down with- 

 in reach of its mouth. 



