| Show ra mv tu A Auto R A I Death h Toll e I U The destructiveness of the auto t to o I animal life Ufe has oft been marked bu buthe but t the writer had It brought forcefully t this to o his attention lately Driving fro from m Salt Lake to Zion a census was taken take n of certain dead forms that were plainly plain ly y visible along a part of the way about about a a- bout miles mUes in length An animal that is run down by a an n auto on a main highway is soon crushed crushed crush crush- ed beyond recognition so that in all probability most of the forms that could be identified were not more than thana a few hours old Rabbits were most numerous of alland alland all alland and were encountered so frequently fl that that they e were n not t counted They adorned the desert stretches between settlements nearly all the way but were seldom found in the vicinity of the towns Eight prarie prarle dogs dobs were i found between Levan and Gunnison a distance of about thirty miles mUes a desert area where they abound It was noted that although they were very common they were not run over nearly so often n u inc I c 11 Uty lies es in their habits the rabbit often becoming confused and uncertain what to or which way to go but the little prarie prarle dog starts for its hole with ith a definite I objective e in mind and is only prevented prevent prevent- ed from reaching it by being run down It was also noted that these small short legged mammals begin the race for the hole much farther in advance of a car than a rabbit takes notice |
