THE COMMON MOLE. No family of animals is more adapted to a life of digging than the Moles, which have effective spades or scoops in the strong, large 



claws of their forepaws. The Common Mole, the EuropeaV animal which is regarded as typical of the entire family, is depicted in the picture. It is a morose, surly 

 and unsocial animal, and when two Moles meet, a combat usually ensues, and therefore the scene depicted in the illustration indicates trouble for the weaker of the 



two animals, i Talpa europ&a.) 



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