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animals and the single spring mouse
the rules.
I was prospecting about what I
was resetting the traps and discovered
six baby marsupials playing in the grass
on top of a mound. Unfortunately
I had not brought my gun so could not
get them, so we went out to breakfast.
Then Kang had caught two mice
and a beautiful kangaroo rat. The last
The animal had a 7 1/2 inch tail rising
in a tuft of black hairs like the feathers
on an arrow. His enormous ears and
long legs with the tiny front legs gave him
an extraordinary appearance, exactly
like that of a diminutive kangaroo. The
grey fur is long & exceedingly soft while
the belly is pure white.
Some nights told us that they were making up their
mammals near the temple.
After breakfast I, we took out several
more traps and found another male
marsupial. I also saw the young again
and shot one with the gun. Six little
fellows were playing about like kittens
on top of a grassy mound about the level.
They looked like little balls of yellow fur
& were too cunning for words as they
darted in the green grass. It took
considerable nerve to stop their play but
I had hardened my heart & fire at two fox