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NATURE STUDY

What was the trotting record in 1818? 886.

How do the stripes of the zebra and quagga differ? 1570.

What is asses' milk valuable for? 122.

What is a boar, a sow, a pig, a shoat? 1856.

What is a valuable English hog? 1857.

What are the bristles of the wild boar used for? 232.

How does the Bactrian camel differ from the dromedary? 314.

What are the humps of the camel used for? 314.

How many days can they go without drinking? 314.

Are there any wild camels in the U. S.? 314.

Where does alpaca come from? 54.

What animal will lie down and refuse to move when overloaded? 1105.

How do the horns of the deer differ from those of the antelope and"

oxen? 513.

What is the fleetest four-footed animal? 78. What is a stag? 514.

How high were the antlers of the Irish elk? 514. What is the eland? 78. What is shammy skin? 365. What is the name of the American elk? 514.

How long does it take an elk or deer to grow a pair of antlers? 608, -513. What animal fills the place of the horse, cow, goat and sheep? 1600 What is the caribou? 514.

What animal can see on all sides at one time? 768. What ox-like animal refuses to eat corn? 2119. What savages make shields of buffalo hide? 285. What is the American buffalo? 285. How many buffaloes in the U. S. and Canada now? 220. How did the buffalo get relief from insects? 220. What is the name of the "horned horse"? 775. Where do mohair and cashmere come from? 776. What is the ibex? 908.

What animal is like both an ox and a sheep? 1291. What bear marks a "keep- off" sign on a tree in his hunting ground?

186.

What bear grows as large as an ox? 186. What animal has a great sense of humor? 185. What animal enjoys coasting in winter? 1400. What is the value of a sea otter's skin? 1401. Does the weasel visit hen yards? 2060. Is the polecat the same as the skunk? 1764, 1516. What was the skin of the ermine formerly used for? 625. What little animal is a famous nest robber? 1235. Where does Alaska sable come from? 1765. What is the value of the silver fox skin? 703. What is the laughing hyena? 905. What is the American wild cat's right name? 348. What terrifying animal is really a coward? 1127. What is the lion's only enemy? 1078. Can a tiger defeat a lion in combat? 1911. What animal is called catamount, American panther and American lion?

1560.

Are panthers different from leopards? 1056, 1417. What is the tiger of the New World? 955. Are there any wolves in South America? 2103. What is the jackal? 952. How is the walrus known? 2038.

Does sealskin fur come from the seal or the sea lion? 1714. How do the hind legs of a seal differ from those of a sea lion? 1714. What animal's name means a ghost? 1053. What are the howling monkeys? 1252. What is the name of the smallest monkeys? 1252. What is the chimpanzee? 388.

What ape can travel six miles an hour among the tree branches? 1389. Are there many gorillas in captivity? 783. What is the largest and fiercest of the baboons? 152.

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