Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers, by John BurroughsThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Squirrels and Other Fur-BearersAuthor: John BurroughsRelease Date: January 21, 2008 [eBook #24388]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-8859-1***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SQUIRRELS AND OTHER FUR-BEARERS*** E-text prepared by Mark C. Orton, Linda McKeown, David Wilson,and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team(http://www.pgdp.net) iRED FOX. (PAGE 53)i iSQUIRRELSANDOTHER FUR-BEARERSBYJOHN BURROUGHSWITH FIFTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS INCOLORS AFTER AUDUBON, ANDA FRONTISPIECE FROM LIFEPublisher's deviceBOSTON AND NEW YORKHOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANYTHE RIVERSIDE PRESS, CAMBRIDGEi i i COPYRIGHT 1875, 1879, 1881, 1886, 1894, AND 1900,BY JOHN BURROUGHSALL RIGHTS RESERVEDi vCONTENTSCHAP. PAGEI. Squirrels 1II. The Chipmunk 15III. The Woodchuck 32IV. The Rabbit and the Hare 38V. The Muskrat 43VI. The Skunk 48VII. The Fox 53VIII. The Weasel 72IX. The Mink 90X. The Raccoon 94XI. The Porcupine 98XII. The Opossum 106XIII. Wild Mice 111XIV. Glimpses of Wild Life 125XV. A Life of Fear 135Index 145v iLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSPAGERed Fox (page 53) (From a photograph by Wm. ...