The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-06-21
NUMBER 10.
ODD THINGS ABoUTAN1MALs.
SOME INTERESTING QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS BY TIE PHILADBL-
PHIA TIMES.

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Times gives his readers the following
highly interesting catechism, con.
tanning some information most grown.
up folks would do we'll to know:
l. Why does rabbit wabble its
nose?
A. To keep itS nostrils clear OF mu.
cous, so that its power of scent may
be unimpaired.
2. Why does a cat have whiskers?
A. To aid its sense of feeling, espec.
tally when roaming about in the
dark, the whiskers being highly de.
veloped nerves protruding In front
and at the sides Of the cat, as it has
occasion to use them.
3. How many legs has garden
spider? Is
A. Eight. atee "
4. How does an elephant dig in the
ground.
A. With its tusks, and by swallow.
ing.
5. How does horse use his legs
in trottIng?
A. by moving forward simulta.
ncOusly the left fOrcfoot and the right
hindfOot, and then the right hindfoot
and the left tnrcfoot. ....
s. In what order DOES fly move its
legs In walking?
A. In pairs, one on each side, tue
forward ones being advanced and re.
naming stationery until the hind
ones are brought up when the for.
ward ones are again advanced, and SO
on.
| I. Why is fish dark in color above
and light underneath.
A. To prevent it from absorbing
light and thus becoming easily dis.
tinguished by its enemies, either in
the water or above the surface.
s. How many times does crow fold
its wings after lighting.
A. Three times.
(Can any OF you tlh why il folds its
wings three timeS
9. When sheep ect up from lying
down, do they rise with their fore
legs or their hind legs first?
A. They rise on their hind legs asst
10. Do rabbits run?
A. No, they hop, using their hind
legs to prOpel themselves forward,
II. Why do horses turn their ears?
A. To facilitate the sense of hear
ing, the ears being turned in the di.
rectiOn whence the sound is coming.
IL. How many legs has a house fly?
A. Six. .t
13. How can Il fly walk along the
cell ling?
A. The feet Of the fly are hollow,
and when In contact with a plain
surface, as a ceiling or "A pane OF glass
a suction is created that holds them
firmly.
This answer Is not satisfactory.
The power OF the fly to walk 10 that
way has been the subject OF much
study, and the best authorities agree
In attributing it to the exudation of
sticky substance from the great
number OF little hairs that form tho
dy's foot. IT. is not, therefore, a
question OF suctiOn.) fr
IA. Which end does wasp sting
with?
A. Only the female wasp stings,
and the stinger is In the after end OF
the abdomen.
Is. Why Is the tiger striped and the
leopard spotted.
A. For their better protection, the
tigers stripes aiding II to conceal IT.
self In the jungle and the spots doing
the same service for the leopard IN
the trees,
rs the mockinR bird passing away"
asks the Atlanta Constitution. "COm.
petent observers declare that he Is;
that with each returning springtime
the sweet singer, whose mission II Is
to give inspiration to Southern poets,
is becoming noted principally for his
greater absence. A poet who bem0ans
the change finds reason for It In the
presence Of that pestiferous highway.
man, the English sparrow. His early
morning c0mmunings with nature
have, he says, led to the discovery
that no sooner does a mocking bird
complete his nest than sparrows como
in- -droves and inaugurate . systematic
campaign for the purpose OF driving
out the rightful-owncr in order that
some Of their number may take
possession. They gather around aud
keep up their incessant chatteringe
until the mocking bird and his mate
have TO give up Ia disgust and seek
Judgement elsewhere. Then The lead.
er Of that particular gang Of sparrows
or some Of their number seIected ~
kthe eapg takes poesesstoa. Ths i1oc9s
ihe birds 20 81 pessuuably - seok
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