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CURIOUS HOMES AND THEIR TENANTS. 



They travel long distances under ground, and can 

 penetrate the soil as. easily as a mole, but, unlike a 

 mole, they do not live on earthworms ; on the con- 

 trary, they seem to know just where to find the farm- 



Pocket gopher and nest. 



er's choicest potatoes, carrots, turnips, and the like, 

 just as well beneath as we above tlie surface of the 

 ground by the aid of our sense of sight. Not content 

 with eating all they can, they stuff their pockets full 

 and carry off what they can not eat. Their pockets 

 are in their cheeks— a couple of large skinny bags that 



