R PATAGONIAN CAVY.— Inhabiting the most unproductive regions of a desolate country, living in holes in the barren earth and fleeing 

 at ,he^ K Mes?" d"™e" n" l" ue seldom seen by investigators. As a usua! thing these queer, long-eared, 'o»^""»- SffiS 

 disposed and friendly with others of their kind. Occasionally disputes will arise between two male Maras, however, and then they stand on the.r hmd legs 

 and fight with their fore-paws, as depicted by the artist. (Doliclwtis jratagonica.) 



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