Identifier: naturalhistoryo00tenn (find matches)
Title: Natural history of animals;
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877 Tenney, Abby Amy Gove, 1836-
Subjects: Zoology
Publisher: New York, Cincinnati (etc.) American book company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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Fig. 43 — Puma. tribe. The Puma is found from Canada to Patagonia;it is larger than the largest Dog, and preys upon
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Fig. 44.— Canada Lynx. deer, sheep, hares, and sometimes attacks humanbeings. It climbs trees, and often lies upon a limb in FLESH-EATERS. 29 wait for prey. The Jaguar inhabits South America,and is found as far north as Texas and as far south asPatagonia. The American Wild Cat and Canada Lynxmuch resemble each other, but the Lynx is the larger,being about three feet long, and has ears tipped withlong black hairs. They feed upon small quadrupedsand birds, often pursuing the latter into tree-tops. Hyenas. Hyenas live in Africa and Asia, and are about thesize of a very large Dog. They live in dens and caves,come forth at night in search of food, feeding mainlyon animals which they find dead. They are ferociousand greedy, and have such stout teeth and powerfuljaws that they are able to crush the bones of the largestprey, the fragments of which they swallow withoutmasticating them. Dogs, Wolves, and Foxes. The Dog is the only animal that has followed manto all parts of the world. The var

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