258 THE MOOR AND THE LOCH. 



very far from its home, and indeed is unable, from its short 

 thick legs and ungainly form, to travel any distance for prey. 

 About the end of autumn their food of wasps or beehives, 

 slugs, beetles, &c., is very plentiful, and is eked out by the 

 carcasses of braxy sheep. They then become extremely fat, 

 and my boys trapped two in October covered with lard like 

 pork. One of them being a very large male, with bright 

 silvery hair, I had him preserved for our collection. After 

 a third capture I put an end to the raid on the harmless 

 " brocks/' 



