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THE WORLD OF ANIMAL LIFE 



courageous. It climbs and leaps well, and is an untiring runner. 

 No mountain slope is too steep for it, no peak is beyond its reach. 

 The Rocky Mountain sheep, for instance, is so active, and shows 

 so much cunning in dodging his pursuers, that it is almost impos- 

 sible to capture a specimen alive. 



The flat-tailed sheep are a remarkable type found in some parts 



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of Eastern Asia. The tails of these sheep are so long and fat that 

 they drag upon the ground. In order to prevent them from being 

 injured, their owners make little carriages of wood, and fasten the 

 tails of the sheep upon them. Each carriage has two wheels, so 

 that the sheep can draw it along without any trouble. 



THE GOAT 



In some respects the goat is very similar to the sheep, to which 

 it is closely related. Its shape is much the same; its hoofs are 

 cloven in the same way; and its teeth are formed in the same 

 manner. But the goat has straight hair on its body, instead of 

 fleecy wool ; and on its head are two long and sharp horns, which 



