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r out when the enemy” Se within two 
“of them, and are generally so they hie 
engi) therefore the ary in this ease i is evident 
_ Tone , day disturbed a qabbit. whid-« ran pod so ate 
“manner that I followed it, and saw that the flesh had been eaten 
ry from the back of the head to the top of the shoulders ;. the 
sight was so sickening, that I turned away, mr the poor 
creature could not live many minutes. About two hours after- 
wards, I went with a view to pick up and examine the rabbit, 
and.when I came to the spot, was surprised to see.it jump up and 
run away as before; the person who was with me ran after it, 
the rabbit anak: banca gh he caught. it, pet n> scien the 
thing was so in eA lem ery when I first distur 
a a me on 1en it was disturbed and followed — 
ott moment Sitwiaesashs. it began to.cry out, showing 
; sites could excite a ery which all thy ar me could not do. 
When rabbits are caught in traps, if not taken out-in a short, 
ame ne ath thd almost sure to escape, either by breaking away: by 
time, and the tw See - on ‘but although the 
an legs. very recently, -but he poo 
animal had been obliged to go along an could with i m4 
ve the bare — of the others, it- was in ata ni 
y. :. 
Rats will bite off. their legs ina dimiler- wap, and canine 
I do not know of any animal which is tity a : inane of 
rather a hunting animal,.that .will , I have never fate = 
wi polecat, or such animals do it, ugh th ey may 
ose a ina 
a common trap which shuts close and is apt to-cuby 
4 I have lately. known, a fox found in a wood ina dy te, 
_ These facts, sil. ‘tole, bear ate gaton egg tel . t th : 
of pain is is for ans preservation of animal 
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