. Les animaux du monde. Brehm's de la vie des animaux ;. Les mammifères. 172 les bêtes de proie. Son plutôt lent, lourd et difficile. Vu lorsque accroupi dans envie de sécurité, ou l'espoir d'échapper à l'observation (et parfois, peut demeurer longtemps immobile dans cette position, permettant à près de l'approche), l'animal pourrait facilement être mal pris pour une pierre ou une motte de terre. Même les cheveux reposent à plat, comme si se séparèrent au milieu, et forme une bordure le long de chaque côté, pro- jecting, comme un auteur l'a fait remarquer, comme la coquille d'une tortue ou l'avant-toit d'une maison.' " accueil et habitudes P' ?T^-^^^f' v' H"^* ' !|

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. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. 172 THE BEASTS OF PREY. its rather slow, heavy and awkward progress. Seen when crouching in fancied security, or hoping to escape observation (and it will sometimes remain long motionless in this posture, permitting near approach), the animal might easily be mis- taken for a stone or clod of earth. The very hairs lie flat, as if parted in the middle, and form a fringe along either side, pro- jecting, as one writer has remarked, ' like the shell of a turtle or the eaves of a house.' " Home and Habits P'?T^-^'^f^V' H"*^ '!| the greater part of nf imoyif„, n the United States, Canada and Mexico. The B^gsT Badger inhabiting the latter country and " portions of Texas and California has been by some authorities classed as a distinct species under the name of the Mexican Badger (Taxidea americana), but the characteristics of the animal differ little from those of the. THE BATEL, OR HONEY-BADGER. This African animal is so peculiar in its markings as to be at once distinguished from any other. The difference between the light fur which covers the upper part of the body and the dark covering of the lower half is sharply defined as shown in the picture. The strong claws, which are also shown, give it great digging ability, for it eats roots as well as small animals, and excavates itself a burrow with great rapidity. Its predilection for honey gives it the name it bears. {MelUvora capensis.) American Badger, of which it is now regarded as being only a local variety. « The American Badger inhabits plains principally, although it is also found in wooded districts, and is especially numerous in the region west of the Mississippi to the Pacific coast, abounding in very large numbers in the plains watered by the Missouri and the arid, sage-brush plains between the Rocky Mountain and the Sierra Nevada ranges, where Badgers' bur- rows are encountered constantly. The animal itself is not so frequently seen,

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