Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 114
of suffering from the depriva-tion of it. But perhaps the most singular instance of athirst-proof animal is the pocket-mouse, one ofthe common rodents of the desert. This littleanimal — so named from the fur-lined pocket onthe outside of its cheek, out of which it takesfood on occasion—has no… … Ky\NGAUOG-MOUSE.From specimen in the National Museum, Washington, D. C. given. In fact, the pocket-mice refuse to availthemselves of such treats. The bird-seed put before them contained notmore than ten per cent, of moisture, which is lessthan is required for digestion. Food as dry asthis cannot be…
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