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fond of human attention. When pleased it utters a low 

 clicking sound. When managed with kindness and a fair 

 amount of animal intelligence, it thrives in captivity and 



THE OAPYBARA. 



lives long. A specimen now in the New York Zoological 

 Park has lived there about ten years. 



The Patagonian Cavy {Dolichotis patachonica) is the 

 capybara's nearest relative, but it looks very much like a 

 big rabbit. It inhabits Patagonia, and is rarely seen alive 

 outside of South America. 



THE PIKA FAMILY 



Ochotonidae 



The Pika, commonly called the Little Chief "Hare," 

 or Crying "Hare,"^ looks very much like a small, gray- 



1 0-cho-to'na prin'ceps. 



