QUADRUPEDS. 
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In winter they feed upon the bark of various trees, 
particularly of the birch, for which they show a great 
fondness. The Hare may be tamed, and is then a 
frolicsome and amusing animal. 
THE RABBIT. 
207. Although the hare and the Rabbit are so 
similar in appearance and disposition, there exists so 
strong an enmity between them, that they will fight 
with the bitterest animosity when shut up together. 
208. The Rabbit also breeds faster than the hare, 
producing seven times in the year, ana generally 
seven or eight young ones at a time. Were this to 
happen regularly for about four years, the progeny 
of a single pair would amount to almost a million and 
a half. Their enemies, however, are so numerous, 
as to prevent any increase injurious to mankind. 
209. Among tame Rabbits, the father of the 
progeny seems to exercise a sort of government. A 
gentleman, who bred up Rabbits for his amusement, 
gives the following account. “ I began with one 
male and female only. The male was white, but 
What is said of the Hare when tamed ? 
How does the Rabbit differ from the hare 1 Among tame Rab- 
bits, what influence does the old one seem to have ? What anec- 
dote is related to show this ? 
