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CHARACTERS OF VERTEBRATE ANIMALS 



Fig. 63. Brown Bears ( Ursus arctos], (From an instantaneous photograph) 



3. Badgers, Weasels, and Otters (Mustelidse) together make up 

 a family of which the majority of members are small in size, and 



Fig. 64. The Common Badger (Meles taxus) 



which is of considerable economic importance since it is the 

 source of many valuable furs. 



