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not very often seen at large. I 

 have caught as many as 1 1 in 

 one day, but in all my experi- 

 ence in the woods have only seen 

 3 alive and at liberty. This has 

 been thought to be accounted 

 for by their being nocturnal in 

 their habits, but such is not 

 strictly the case. I have often 

 seen their tracks made in the 

 daytime." 



Roderick MacFarlane tells 

 me that he has several times 

 found Martens taken in his traps 

 on the same day as they were 

 set, in fact but an hour or two 

 afterwards, although the animal 

 was rarely seen. But he also 

 adds: 



"I have known Martens 

 come inside our fort at night to 

 get at white-fish hung on stages, 

 and some have actually been 

 trapped in such places." 



I conclude that the creature 

 hunts chiefly by day when the 

 sun is low, but occasionally by 

 night. 



A Marten in a cage is a 

 picture of life and energy alert to 

 everything. Its keen eyes are 

 quick to take in each new sight 

 and its ears acock for any new 

 sound. It twists its head on one 

 side and peers and sniffs with evi- 

 dent curiosity at every strange 



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