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semi-erect position, gave a quick, barklike cry, and 

 disappeared. There was no mistaking the meaning 

 of every movement. The animal had heard a sus- 

 picious sound, and recognizing it as fraught with dan- 

 ger, promptly sought safety. 



" Extremely curious myself to learn what the 

 weasel had heard — for I was sure it was the sound of 



an approaching object — I sat 

 awaiting coming events : the 

 quickly solved — a man drew 



The assurance of the 

 however, in the pres- 

 ence of his prey is 

 unbounded. He 

 throws himself on 

 the unsuspecting 

 victim like a 

 panther, and 



perfectly still 

 mystery was 

 near ! " 



weasel, 



Weasel and a rat. 



if it is 



a mouse 



or a weasel and a rat. Squirrcl giveS 



it one bite on the head, 



piercing the brain and thus killing the creature in 

 an instant. His lithe, sinuous form enables him to 



