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Title: All about animals. Facts, stories and anecdotes
Year: 1900 (1900s)
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Subjects: Animals
Publisher: New York, McLoughlin bros
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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k it for an extra-sized rat, butthey quickly discovered their mistake, for the sturdy little animal flew at themso fiercely that they were actually driven from the house. This little moonguswaged a great war on the roaches in the kitchen until they were all extermi-nated. One night by accident it was shut out from its warm quarters, and wasfound dead the next morning. Although there was not a trace of frost in theair, the cold had been sufficient to cause the death of the little inhabitant ofthe tropics. In spite of its sharp teeth, Indian children like to make a pet of the moon-gus, for it is fond of a game. It is good-tempered, as a rule, but can be teaseduntil it becomes dangerous. There is one thing which always rouses themoonguss wrath, and that is to pull its tail. It will snap angrily at anyonesfinger after that. There have been many attempts to introduce the moongusinto other snake-infested countries, but with very little success, for it does notthrive well out of the tropics.
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DOG FAMILY. This large and important group of animals embrace not only wild anddomesticated dogs, but also the wolves, foxes, and the jackals. The dog is found all over the world, and everywhere is the friend of man.Let us first look at an interesting animal of the wild dogs. THE DHOLE. The Dhole is found in the western portion of the Indian Empire. It is amysterious animal. Even in localities which are favored by its presence, thedhole is seldom seen, and by many Indian residents it has been thought to bea fable of the natives. The most wonderful thing about the dhole is its fondness for hunting.There is nothing peculiar in the fact that dholes should unite in great packsand run down big game, for many of the dog tribe have that habit, especiallythe wolves. But the dhole is the only animal who, though inferior in strengthand size, has sufficient pluck to hunt the terrible tiger and destroy it. It seems that no animal in India can face the dhole except the elephantand rhinoceros. Even

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