22 HE LEAPS LIKE A SQUIRREL. 



that of the bear, but finer, is valuable, and is converted to 

 many purposes." 



The glutton is not a gregarious animal. The male and 

 female may be seen together, or the mother followed by her 

 cubs ; but otherwise one always finds him alone. 



As respects Lapland, at least, the glutton would seem to 

 be a wanderer, for we are told that he follows the rein-deer 

 from the fjall to the sea-side, and vice-versd. It may be 

 so in that wild country, but from what I have seen of his 

 habits in the Wermeland and Dalecarlian forests, I am 

 inclined to think his usual beat, like that of the lynx, is 

 somewhat circumscribed ; for I have repeatedly known him 

 to hold to the same line of country during the greater part 

 of a winter. 



Though not fleet of foot, the glutton is very agile, and like 

 the lynx, can with the greatest ease scale precipitous and 

 comparatively smooth rocks, and climb the branchless trunks 

 of trees. The Rev. J. Borin, Rector of the parish of Ofver- 

 Kalix, informs us, indeed, that in thick woods he may be 

 seen, in the manner of the squirrel, to leap from one tree 

 to the other. 



M. Bostrom, when speaking of this animal, relates an 

 anecdote of a Laplander, which, as showing the cunning of 

 the man, is deserving of record. During his rambles through 

 the forest, the Lapp discovered a glutton in a tree. Unfor- 

 tunately, however, he had not wherewithal to destroy the 

 beast; but to deter it from descending the tree, whilst he 

 hasted home for his gun, he fixed an upright pole in the 

 ground near to the tree, and with his Pels, or fur cloak, 

 and cap, rigged out a counterpart of himself. This notable 

 expedient perfectly succeeded for on his return some time 



