BADGER RACCOON. 



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terms as descriptive. The head of the badger is long, 

 its muzzle pointed ; there are five toes on each foot, and 



FIG. 134. 



BADGER (Meles vulgaris). 



the feet are adapted for burrowing. The average length 

 is two feet and a half. The hair is coarse, grayish-brown, 



FIG. 135. 



RACCOON (Procyon lotor). 



and touches the ground as the animal walks. The 

 badger is not entirely carnivorous ; its food consists of 

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