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Wild Animals At Home · Ernest Thompson Seton — chapter 2 of 32 · ~162 words · public domain

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The Coyote's Sense of Humour 8

His Distinguishing Gift 11

The Coyote's Song 13

=II. The Prairie-dog and His Kin= 17

Merry Yek-Yek and His Life of Troubles 19

The Whistler in the Rocks 22

The Pack-rat and His Museum 23

A Free Trader 25

The Upheaver--The Mole-Gopher 27

=III. Famous Fur-bearers--Fox, Marten, Beaver and Otter= 29

The Most Wonderful Fur in the World 32

The Poacher and the Silver Fox 35

The Villain in Velvet--The Marten 47

The Industrious Beaver 48

The Dam 51

The Otter and His Slide 52

=IV. Horns and Hoofs and Legs of Speed= 55

The Bounding Blacktail 57

The Mother Blacktail's Race for Life 59

The Blacktail's Safety Is in the Hills 62

The Elk or Wapiti--The Noblest of all Deer 63

Stalking a Band of Elk 64

The Bugling Elk 66

Snapping a Charging Bull 69

The Hoodoo Cow 72

The Moose--The Biggest of all Deer 75

My Partner's Moose-hunt 76

The Siren Call 77

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