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Show THE CHAUFFEUR. The chauffeur is a Hying animal new to our fauna. Its original habitat is France, but it is hardy, adapts Itself to all climates, and multiplies rapidly, so that it now abounds in most parts of the world. Its habits are as yet undetermined. It Hies by ' night as well as by day, low toward the ground. It does not hibernate, strictly speaking, although it shows some preierence for warm regions. Its reason for killing prey its still in question. It does not feed upon its prey, but since increase of speed in flight accompanies each death, some have supposed that the chauffeur draws vigor in some way from the victims. The creature Is difficult of capture and languishes lan-guishes in coniinement, hence owners of rare specimens spe-cimens pay largely to protect-them from the perils of capture. No nest has yet been found nor any immature specimens. The chauffeur first appears full-grown full-grown and may be taken in his haunt, the garage, about which they settle in flocks. Town Topics. |