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THE BEARS 



Fig. 163. — The Wolverine, 



when hunting on the 

 mesas. They dig deep 

 burrows. 



One of the fiercest 

 animals in the North is 



themselves out upon 

 the ground so that 

 they can hardly be 

 seen, and I have often 

 almost walked over 

 them in California 



Fig. 164, — The Mink. 



the wolverine (Fig. 163), the inveterate enemy of the 

 beaver. The mink (Fig. 164), the ermine (Fig. 165), the 



Fig. J65. — The Ermine in Summer. 



fisher, and the marten (Fig. 166) are others all valuable 

 for their fur. The ermine is remarkable for its winter 



