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The Croc-o-dile 
W HAT an eager, hungry look he 
has! This croc-o-dile is probably 
lying on the sunny bank of the 
Nile River in Africa. This fellow is a sort 
of cousin to the al-li-ga-tor. As he lies 
there, he may measure twenty feet or more. 
He is olive-green in color, spotted with 
black on the head and neck, and his under 
parts are greenish yellow. That is why he 
is so hard to see among the grasses and reeds of the river bank. He steals 
up to his prey, opens his wide jaws and seizes it, then drowns it in the river. 
The Ring-tailed Lemur 
T HIS fox-like animal is a kind of monkey, 
though you would not think it. Yet look 
at his hands and feet. Because his arms 
are longer and more like legs than those of some 
monkeys, he is more apt to go on all fours than 
they are. He is dark gray in color, but his tail is 
ringed with black and white circles. No wonder 
he carries it high and gracefully! He lives on the 
island of Mad-a-gas-car, off the coast of Africa. 
These lemurs are as active as squirrels, and as full 
of play as a family of kittens. They have large 
eyes, and see well at night. They live in trees, and 
their fur is soft and woolly. 
The Hy-e-na 
T HIS animal’s front legs are longer than his hind legs, and that 
makes him look as if he were partly erect. His tail is short and 
there is long coarse hair on his back. His jaws are very strong, 
and with them he can crunch up even large 
bones. For he eats animals that have al¬ 
ready been killed by other beasts. Some¬ 
times, too, he will kill, but he is a coward, 
and just skulks around, instead of fighting. 
-e-nas hunt at night in packs. When they 
howl, it is a loud noise that begins in deep 
tones and ends in high tones, almost like a 
scream. 
