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CHAPTER XVIUL 
THE OPOSSUM. 
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Unknown in Europe.......cccscccccccccesccsssccns 24T 
Description of the Opossum. ........cceeeececcesees 247 
Nocturnal in its Habits. ......cccecccesccccsccesnee 248 
Found in all the Southern States......cceecececeeees 248 
. Awkward Movements of the Opossum.......-seeeee- 248 
Seeks Safety in Concealment.....scccccccccscenceres 249 
A Slow Traveller... ....cccccscercccccccsseseccces 249 
Peculiar Structure of the Opossum.......cceseceeees 250 
OmNiVOTOUS. ... cece eee cecccccrccecccessesseesss 250 
Singular Position in Sleep........cecccceesccseevess 250 
Not Gregarious. ......scccereccccecce coccecscoees LOL 
Not Torpid in Winter......c.cesccececcecnccccecees Jl 
Hunting the Opossum........ccceveccccccsscccscees 252 
Pursued by Torchlight.......cccesseccscecesesseves 255 
“Coon” in @ Tree... cece ee ceecncceceeccenceeeerees 205 
"Possum Playing”. ...ssccecccccncevececcsacscsess LOO 
Negro Feasting.. ......cseccnccccerecesensseccseees 257 
The Opossum’s Habit of Feigning Death...........2++ 257 
Easily Domesticated.......++ceceecceececsccececces 258 
Prefers Fatty Substances for Food.......sseeeceeees « 259 
CHAPTER XIX, 
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THE BEAVER, 
Sagacity and Instinct........scccscceseceeseceseces 260 
Credulity of Early Writers.......sccccseccesccsecee 260 
Enthusinsm of Buffon... ....cccsccccccccceccccesces LOO 
Prefers Clear Water Rivers......ccccsscecccccccseee 261 
Beaver Dams.......cecccscccseccccccccccceccccess U2 
Mode of Construction... ...-ccesscvecseccsucccscces 262 
Great Size of Dams........ececccecccccccccvccsccce LOS 
Beaver Lodges..... wssscocececcccccsccces soccces 264 
