Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 362
out. It has the fur, ears, and tail of anopossum, with the teeth of a shrew, and its feetare armed with long, curved claws for scratchingin the earth for bugs and worms. It is such anoddity, in fact, that the naturalists have namedit Solenodon paradoxus. So far as is known,it is the only specimen… … the t asm a max dfail. THE HAIT1.\N S0LEN<J1J().\. conspicuous attribute is a chronic viciousnessand ill-temper. It looks somewhat like a prettylittle baby bear; it is about the size of a badger,with a head three times too large for its body,and it seeks its prey usually at night. It…
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