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t hey depend upon for direction . start out disregarding 

 property, as a general rule, leaping over fences and 

 galloping over fields of grain or grass. The fox is 

 a great depredator in the chicken house, killing many 

 in a single night. They also eat ducks and geese. 

 This animal has a bark something like that of a dog, 

 which it utters as a signal of danger, or when surprised. 

 Their young are called cubs, and also those of the wolf, 

 bear, lion and jackal. There are several species of the 

 fox: the common red fox, the gray fox, the arctic fox 

 which is white, and others. 



GROUND HOG OR WOODCHUCE, 



This animal is well known to farmers, who use every 

 means in their power to destroy it. Their color is 

 brownish gray, feet short and well suited for digging. 

 It is near the size of a large cat, though some broader. 

 They live in burrows in the ground, which are long 

 and winding, and have large heaps of dirt at the mouth. 

 These holes are found in fence corners, or near large 

 stumps, or in high banks, and sometimes in the center 

 of large fields. They may often be seen sitting upon 

 their haunches, looking and listening, and creeping 

 along the ground eating their food. They take due 

 care however, that they do not give anyone a chance 

 to get between them and their home. If one is lucky 

 enough to do this, and has dogs, he may be sure of 

 him. When in close quarters, they are very apt to bite 

 and scratch. Their food consists of hay and grass 

 which they eat close to the ground. In winter this 

 animal hibernates, and is said to appear one day in the 

 winter season, the 2d of February, and that if it sees 



