Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-03-18
vi l : & T. LII Ny.
WILD ANIMALS OF MAINE.
BY J. @. Rich.

aaNA- AAfft'itsfA RtrIfHs1 ttseGc-
hoe. This little animal d. found an The
northern part of The state OF PonnsylvaniA.
AID from thence a. iar north as ths green
trees grow. or 10 tbe barren zroands. IL
70 slaggish and tImid creature and some
~hai Nocturnal ia IT, habits. aad partly ~
bcnal.
The lcngth Of the body Of an alalt 4
about eighteen iaches. and ths tai - Or
eight inches. and !, very stout. 50 that Il
ioos' about a. deep. q. il IL loag. except
The bad ls 'cry much resemble. tie Bca-
yer ia 'hs shape u thc body. snl the Otssr
in its tail
The BODY q covsred underneath wish
middlirg ,ofi biack far. tbs bark ~iththrs
kind'; FIRST neSi a. The skin. downy f-r
quite loose. next long black Lairs tipped
wth gay. from three 10 Eve inches in
icngth and % si,E tcxture. and neHt a
guil or sPinc not quite 80 long a. the b lack
hair. and neariy hidden b. them. These
sPines are largcsi in the middle and .harp
a. lie outer cnd. ~itL bard, o. that whon
tAey touch any Object thsy iramo.liaisly al
here % e Ani Any motion of the same caa.-
IS tAssi 90 gra.laaliy enter the objecs. aud
beard seeps them frosz coming out The
color u these spines are wAiie AM black
ringvd. trped viiL lsssy Lrows. These
sPinc' o0an.eaoe On thc top u th~ head.
ssck % lie eyes. Asd continss o. the end
of thc tai, beiug tAe longest on the hind
par ofthe back. Aad the an ma la. power
60 move them erect At -in. and the power
D. do - consists IN strong nascnlaT eX-
rin''0n un4srnrAth. add Adhsrant - ths
'h'o< San.
Some pcr'ou' have esiisve4 tA,s ereaturs
capable % shooting hi' 'Pines or qaills Al
'o'ne eon'idsrable distance. doaStless on
account Of he noise oooasi0ned b. another
kind OF iaraiiarc On thc tAi. ~hich rafiIes
When srrcted. c0asis'inE Of short. sharp
hcardrd quiiis. - ale end o. long Lairs. AMI
~hieh shc ania'ai iastAatiy srcrt,. and -iib
powerfll switch q tie ist. br.a-s thon
IN contact -Ith - a1versary.- the po--
er % shoot cat a sPinc. they Do not f.o..-...
except pcEhaP-. some qsiii. shieh Arc r,-ady
- hA oct a. maturity. aai wbich are sat
tered over tie ground near lie struggle.
Il las blunt roand head wIih a big nose
and snail black csc. and the iront teeth are
SHAPED IN half circle and reach baek Tar
into The bead. Only sbowins aboat one thirl
oi a. ineh out'ide oi yc!io- color these
teeth ars four ih number. two above azi
h-io- All tlc gn1er 0aes 10 a5i reach for
~ard to match the upper one. into nearly
haf a. iuch. aad as the teeth gsi d4H or
~c-r oa by Use and ace tAey grow out
] b. baek Or d0a5ic teeth arc finely cnala-
slicd and ridged on the surfsos. giving The
apf~sranco - type or letter seals.
W hen aitackei by - cacmy q rolls rt-
ser INTO a ball "y Puiiins Its nose between
10 .''' anu pfr'eni' "' reap eon'in-
lA". a'' 7 '' move around 70 80 a. ii'
S'-l' 81 a. rea1ii' i-Fn H'oii. and
'"t o.is't i'aelr' 8 % ~iA immediately
'ifi>' 20 'AH Asain'i o. and .eA'e sho~er
'' si''s'' -" 'fi'en Bone
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