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WOLVERINE, OK GLUTTON. 



Gulo luscus. 

 French : Glouton. German : Vielfrass. 



This widely-spread species inhabits the northern parts 

 of America, Asia, and Europe, Norway, Sweden and 

 Eussia being the chief habitat in the last-named 

 continent. 



The Wolverine is noticeable for the peculiar saddle or 

 round mark on the back. A similar peculiarity is only 

 found in the Abyssinian Monkey and Musk-ox. This 

 saddle, or oval-shaped mark is usually of a dark brown 

 colour, surrounded by longer fur of a lighter brown 

 hue ; in the lighter-coloured animals the surrounding 

 fur is nearly white ; in the darker animals the centre is 

 almost black, and the encircling hair dark brown ; the 



