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Burn, bright torches, burn till morn,
And lead us where the wild boar lies.

Harrison Weir, from Poetry and pictures from Thomas Moore, London, 1858.

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Burn, bright torches, burn till morn,
And lead us where the wild boar lies.

Harrison Weir, from Poetry and pictures from Thomas Moore, London, 1858.

(Source: archive.org)

Monday, February 6, 2012
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He seized the jaguar by the throat.

Jules Férat, from L’île mystérieuse (The mysterious island), by Jules Verne, Paris, 1870.

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He seized the jaguar by the throat.

Jules Férat, from L’île mystérieuse (The mysterious island), by Jules Verne, Paris, 1870.

(Source: archive.org)

Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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Western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus AKA weasel-like squirrel) and fox squirrel (Sciurus niger AKA large black squirrel).

John Woodhouse Audubon, from The quadrupeds of North America vol. 3, by John James Audubon and John Bachman, New York, 1851. 

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Western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus AKA weasel-like squirrel) and fox squirrel (Sciurus niger AKA large black squirrel).

John Woodhouse Audubon, from The quadrupeds of North America vol. 3, by John James Audubon and John Bachman, New York, 1851.

(Source: archive.org)

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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Black-tailed jackrabbit AKA Texian hare.

John Woodhouse Audubon, from The quadrupeds of North America vol. 3, by John James Audubon and John Bachman, New York, 1851. 

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Black-tailed jackrabbit AKA Texian hare.

John Woodhouse Audubon, from The quadrupeds of North America vol. 3, by John James Audubon and John Bachman, New York, 1851.

(Source: archive.org)

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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Grizzly bear.

John Woodhouse Audubon, from The quadrupeds of North America vol. 3, by John James Audubon and John Bachman, New York, 1851. 

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Grizzly bear.

John Woodhouse Audubon, from The quadrupeds of North America vol. 3, by John James Audubon and John Bachman, New York, 1851.

(Source: archive.org)

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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Silver fox AKA American black or silver fox.

John Woodhouse Audubon, from The quadrupeds of North America vol. 3, by John James Audubon and John Bachman, New York, 1851. 

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Silver fox AKA American black or silver fox.

John Woodhouse Audubon, from The quadrupeds of North America vol. 3, by John James Audubon and John Bachman, New York, 1851.

(Source: archive.org)

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis AKA Say’s marmott squirrel)

John Woodhouse Audubon, from The quadrupeds of North America vol. 3, by John James Audubon and John Bachman, New York, 1851. 

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Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis AKA Say’s marmott squirrel)

John Woodhouse Audubon, from The quadrupeds of North America vol. 3, by John James Audubon and John Bachman, New York, 1851.

(Source: archive.org)

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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The jaguar.

John Woodhouse Audubon, from The quadrupeds of North America, by John James Audubon and John Bachman, New York, 1851. 

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The jaguar.

John Woodhouse Audubon, from The quadrupeds of North America, by John James Audubon and John Bachman, New York, 1851.

(Source: archive.org)

Tuesday, January 24, 2012