QUADRUPEDS. 
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214. So cleanly are Guinea-Pigs, that much of 
their time is spent in licking and smoothing the fur 
of each other, and of the little ones ; and should the 
latter happen to be dirtied, their mother will never 
again suffer them to come near her. 
THE COMMON SQUIRREL. 
215. The Common Squirrel, also called the Red 
Squirrel, is found in almost all northern and temper- 
ate latitudes. Though in its nature wild, it is gen- 
tle and harmless, and is universally admired for the 
elegance of its form, and its wonderful agility. It 
will easily leap from one tree to another at the dis- 
tance of thirty or forty feet. It usually lives in 
woods, and makes a nest of moss and dry leaves, in 
the hollow of trees. 
216. Its food consists of fruits, nuts and acorns, 
of whbh it accumulates great stores for winter pro- 
vision, and secures them carefully near its nest, 
What is said of its cleanliness ? 
Where is the Common or Red Squirrel found ? What is it ad- 
mired for ? What does its food consist of? 
