MAMMALIA (THE RABBIT) 



Follow plan suggested for the study of the fish, p. 112. 



Compare the fish, frog, turtle, bird (used), and rabbit (or 

 mammal used). Make ten comparisons. 



What branch (chordate) structures do you find they have in 

 common? 



Library report on domesticated mammals, from reading list 

 assigned by teacher. 



. Compare your definitions of a fish, a frog, a turtle, a bird, and 

 a mammal. 



STUDY OF A LIVE RABBIT 



Study the rabbit in the field if possible. If not, cage a wild 

 rabbit and study it in the laboratory, or visit some one's pet 

 rabbit. 



If none of these are available, then study any live mammal, 

 as the cat, guinea-pig, white rat, squirrel, prairie-dog, or even 

 a horse or cow, making your own outline. 



Field Study. 



Go at morning, noon, and evening, cautiouslj^ and repeatedly, 

 along the hedges or neglected roadsides in the spring, and look 

 for rabbits. 



(1) At what time of day do 3^ou find one at home? At 



what time of day do j^ou find one feeding? 



(2) What does the rabbit do when it becomes aware of 



your presence? 



(3) What seems to be its first impulse for protection? 



(4) What are its adaptations for concealment? 



(5) In what position are its ears when it is squatting? 



(6) Does it change the direction of its ears when listening? 



Whistle to it while you watch. 



(7) Does it see or hear you first? 



(8) Can it see in all directions without turning its head? 



(9) Does it sleep in the daytime? 



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