THE H£OG£S0G. An animal very familiar to Europeans, and possessed of peculisr charaeUiTttiis, is t! ,. Hi ig, h g 11= method of defending 



Itself against attacks, by rolling itself into a round ball which presents only sharp spines to the enSrnies' onslaught, is well known. Another famous and use- 

 'Ul trait of the Hedgehog is its boldness in attacking venomous reptiles. The picture shows a Hedgehog busily employed in a fight with an Adder, which it is 

 about to despatch with a bite on the venomous head. The Snail, crawling slowly up the bank, is in no danger, for its enemy is intent on larger and more 

 Mportant game. (Erinaceus europaus.) 



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