LADDER 427 



Small iuiiinals, with long bodies and a snake-like motion 

 in movini^-; blood-thirsty, cunning, great destroyers of poul- 

 try and eggs. The northern Weasels are brown in summer, 

 but turn white in winter, and are called Ermines. The 

 Mink remains brown all the year. 



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Wolverine Gu/o luscus. 



Length of body, o feet ; tail, 14 inches. 



Stout body, resembling a small Bear; large feet, with 

 curved, sharp claws ; soles between pads, covered wdth stout 

 hair ; small eyes ; thick, bushy tail ; fur rather long and 

 coarse. A very savage beast. 



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Badger Taxidea americana. 



Length of hody, 21 inches to 2 feet ; tail, 7 inches. 



Wide head; stout, flat body; short tail. 

 Divisiox II 



FLESH EATERS, LIVING BOTH ON LAND AND IN THE WATER 



Seals and Walruses 

 Pinnipedia. (Having pinnate or fin-like feet.) 

 These mammals have their limbs more or less hidden in 

 the skin of the body, in the shape of five-fingered flippers 

 arranged for moving through the w^ater. They have round 

 heads, soft, beautiful eyes, clumsy bodies, and short tails. 

 All of this group spend most of their time in the water, 

 living on marine food, and only coming on land for a few 

 months in summer to bring forth their young. 



Sea Lion Family 

 Otariidse 



(Xniiih.T of Xnith Aiiicricaii Si.ccies. Four) 



Small ears, round head, and large eyes; long neck, and 

 whiskers like seaweed. They walk clumsily on all fours, 



