The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-14

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"The tanning Of animals, and espe.
cially our common birds and nam
mails, is by no means such a mysteri.
GUS art as many personst suppose it
to be,"l said G. Alden Loring, vho
has served as field nsturalist for the
Unite d States Biological Survey aud
Smith hsonian Institute. ''Most ami
male respond quickly to kind treat
ment. .z1 i f%.e = 81: - T. =: -! ::
.'Onee assured OF our fr;endIiuaas
they seek our company. build sheir
homes near ours and visit our grounds
in search of food, sometimes they
become 81 sonGding Shat they enter
our houles, cake food from our fingers
and cen perch on our hands. :.z=
"But ie We hunt them and do all
ve can TO. destroy chem their atti-
tude toward ue is just che reverse,
They take 20 ehe opsn ! aelds and for.
es:s and are ever ON the aler. fol- dan
gef. .5:.# : IS: S. >:., !.
Probably shere are no better illus.
trations OF the ability. of some AMI
mails to take care of themselves onoe
they understand that we are stheir
enemies than the sasas OF the rcd fox,
woodohuek and common crow. Here
We have three animals that have been
perseonted f-om the fime shat the
countryywss frat settled, get Within
the last decade, despite the wonderful
improvements 10 6raasEas, traps, eto.
their nnmbegs have not become small
er in the least, while aninsis Of great
er strength but weaker minds have
been axterminated. ! 81 ,. IS
What has been the result Of the
= warfare against sninais2 4 Is has aerv.
ed to make them specialists in che art
Of self7pIeaervetion and today BSe'r
Fog and jim Grow hare Che Teputa-
ton Of being two of she anaattess AMI
mails living 81 ST . !. B; b: u: ,=> :.
"ItmighE surprise gaspy Of the Cen.
trail Park visitors TO know that the.
littls bnnnies thas take aats from their
hands and perolh on their shoulders
while eating them ara S 90 ao senrfuu :pf 9ltf
man iD many, other; partss sof: The eoun.5
try that without Nh rs atnost stealth
aud caution On 81 tine i hunter cannot 81.
proaoh =saSssi = W ST
"Why. ars III 80 saus j. ssane in
Central Park and { so SisihYsS in other
placeh2 81 Simply because they ars Fed
in one place and hunted Id ethers. II
the Central lsaasak sa aaiisrels were huns.
!: ed, shey col, !, would become Wild In 81
remarkably shost ime. y, nj M sS;s hi B 81 81.
ITO certain extent Ne ID Same 81
true aith,aiI anian ~ ia9 make thenlsa
our friends or our enasssnaiies. 81 Thatani-
mails afs qniek ke discover AM and take:
advantage oR elSssdiS 6easos a, has bsen ssil
proved hysth dseE sn kh zAdairondaeka
and THE estera Stst III stha
gpid mount ailassG ssahos liYesn,
. deer country mus pro- taass thaiirs gar
dens With wire etiin s, Eslas the ases3
would apgn rninS II
st )" As soons #as hun ting saaapn;;
opens and ass oral slo ots haslye q tbsen SIS
Z dsed few deer rars seen near houses;sS;
and :1l ffoln at h tine santil ths season
*eloses they an Il as iil al ii
B .'F uliyS O. what sasn5 bs9
| mpiisnad bys s! F BIO b seting animals
I'VE hay sniI te tnrn to th has Vel lo,wss,
a.ens rssrs sfas1
habits; of iinaals living shsrsd
/ with tHeS hsbitaI Io their Kin ii Iva
ainJ the: :connt tfg jnat, Ibssy end 81 ha fhoas
ssdarias os pars llslIeat t tsiking ofs
/ ~ tlhas sss 81 soccnsrsd Ssns m
the hebitaso hs Bsass sf.as HAVE bss
come sIJnsIe Sam ward
Es t.1 ,pSts Ti,o l ] HIS hunted
bears SIS aoas Hols 81 euatry,| is
inst outside skks psgI khloWa that byuiils
ia one 5i III 81 sit gsIaaI1 slVsS
1 1 e e apprsasI hip ght and his|
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