Grand illustrated encyclopedia of animated nature : embracing a full description of the different races of men, and of the characteristic habits and modes of life of the various beasts, birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, and microscopic animalcula of the globe : being a complete history of the animal kingdom (1855)
Frost, John, 1800-1859, Crouch, Loeir, former owner. DSI, Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978, former owner. DSI · Auburn, N.Y. : The Auburn Publishing Company, E.G. Storke, Publishing Agent · leaf 98
unds and death, must have afforded high enjovment. Dogs and Otter, involved in one compact croup, relied down a precepitous ledge of crags, at the bottom of which, the power of numbers prevailing, the poor Otter yielding up his life, “ dyi ing very hard,” as it is called. ‘Two more Otters were… … Among the sports of our forefathers, Otter hunting was not one of the least esteemed; and a breed ot congenial element of the Otter, a single dog has there little chance against so active and resolute an antagonist, nor indeed could any number unassisted bring him to bay. When forced from his…
Zoology · Animal behavior
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