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EXTINCT BRITISH ANIMALS. 



strayed fui'ther down the stream wliicli runs through 

 the pai'k. They were there two winters, and bred, 

 having three or four young ones. Two of these, 

 which strayed, were killed at Benacre in the spring 

 of 1872, and one Avas captured. They began to build 

 a lodge in the West Bush against Benacre Broad, 

 did no damage to trees, but destroyed some under- 

 Avood. This third Beaver seems to have been also 

 killed. Two of the three were sent to London to be 

 stuffed for Lady Gooch, and tlie head-keeper took 

 the skin of the third. 



It is interesting to find that, but for the inter- 

 ference of man, Beavers would still thrive in our 

 climate, as we learn from geology and history they 

 fonnerly did. 



A HEAVER AT TVORK. 



