TRACKS AND TRACKING 



A.. 



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R.H. 



OTTER. (SIJGHTLY LESS THAN HALF NATURAL SIZE) 



(A) Right forefoot track. (B) Right hind-foot track. (1) Jumping. 

 (2) Walking. (3) Running. The shaded line shows the drag of 

 the tail. 



The otter is perhaps the greatest wanderer 

 among the mammals, and may, therefore, fre- 

 quently be found where he was supposed to be 

 extinct; though if he visits a trout-stream or 

 pond he usually makes his stay long enough to 



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