Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 222
o that we maysay that he is really protected from the heat by He can dig out his burrow whenever he likes,and he is obliged to keep his digging tools ingood order, for his food consists mostly of roots. But with all this hard work to do, his life is notentirely confined to digging. He is a jolly… … fur boots. Under the hairs, too, he has manyelastic balls on the soles of his feet, so that hedoes not hurt himself, however suddenly or weight-ily he may alight upon the ground. It is almost impossible to keep this creature inconfinement, for he has powerful teeth and verystrong claws on those…
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