SEED DISPERSAL. 
CHAPTER I. 
HOW ANIMALS GET ABOUT. 
1. Most of the larger animals move about freely. — 
When danger threatens, the rabbit bounds away in long 
jumps, seeking protection in a hollow tree, a log, or a 
hole in the ground. When food becomes scarce, squir- 
rels quickly shift to new regions. Coons, bears, skunks, 
and porcupines move from one neighborhood to another. 
When the thickets disappear and hunters abound, wild 
turkeys and partridges retreat on foot or by wing. When 
the leaves fall and the cold winds blow, wild geese leave 
the lakes in secluded northern homes, and with their 
families, reared during the summer, go south to spend 
the winter. Turtles swim from pond to pond or crawl 
from the water to the sand bank, where they lay and cover 
their eggs. Fishes swim up or down the creek with 
changing seasons, or seek deep or shallow water as their 
needs require. Beetles and butterflies, when young, crawl 
about for food and shelter, and when older use their 
wings in going long distances. 
These examples only serve to recall to mind what 
every boy or girl knows and has known ever since he 
