slaughters enormous quantities of the helpless young of other ani- 

 mals, and many of the smaller quadrupeds themselves, to say noth- 

 ing of wild fowl and other birds, rats, mice, reptiles and insects. 



The blackish brown body of the wolverine is marked with two 

 bands of a lighter shade of yellowish brown, one running from 

 either shoulder down over the flank and meeting the other at the 

 base of the bushy tail. In length they measure from thirty to 

 thirty-six inches, of which the tail is from eight to ten inches. For 

 a home they dig a burrow in the ground, in which, usually during 

 June, their four or five young are born. While not taken in such 

 large numbers as are the martens and fishers, they are persistently 

 hunted by the trappers. Most cleverly planned and concealed must 

 be the device to catch them. Their fur, while much longer, is con- 

 sidered of more value than either of the above. 



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