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The woodchuck or ground bog is a vegetable feeder but does very 



, , , , little harm to crops. It hibernates for a large pari of tin: 

 Woodchuck , , ... r .„ ... 



year usually From September to April, me old legend 



says that the ground hog comes <>ut <>!' his hole on the second of February 



and if it is bright and he sees his shadow, he goes hack into 

 his hole for six weeks longer and we may expect more cold 



weather. Other groups represent the varying hare and the 

 common species of squirrels. 



In the central section of the hall is a group of moose. It represents an 

 early autumn scene in a second growth forest in New T Bruns- 



Hares and 

 Squirrels 



Moose Group 

 the moose. 



wick, and illustrates one of the favorite feeding grounds of 



BISON COW AND CALF 

 The big game of North America is described in Guide Leaflet No. 5, North American Ruminants 



Bison Group 



The buffalo group gives a typical bit of the prairie traversed by buffalo 

 trails, while the members of the herd represent different 

 stages of growth of the buffalo. This is the animal which 

 formerly roamed in countless numbers over the western plains but which 

 is now reduced to a few insignificant herds. 



Alaskan On the north side of the hall is a pair of the huge brown 



Brown Bear bears of Alaska, a family of fur seals from the Pribilof 

 Fur Seals Islands and a family of Rocky Mountain Goats. 



