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FUR FACTS 



It is able to catch fish with great ease and is said to wantonly kill 

 them for the sheer pleasure of killing. 



The fur of the otter is very similar to the beaver in color, but the 

 under fur more closely resembles the seal than it does that of the bea- 

 ver. The otter, like both the beaver and the seal, is also plucked, 

 that is the top guard hairs are pulled out, leaving the soft thick under 

 fur. The otter is often dyed by the same process as that used in 

 dyeing the seal. However, the otter is also largely used in its natural 

 state, and is valued highly as trimming on coats for both men and 

 women, but more especially for men's coats. It will stand hard 

 service and is a beautiful fur. 



OTTER 



The otter is an animal that deserves the attention of every trapper, 

 fur man, and game warden. In states and sections where they are 

 getting scarce, they should be carefully conserved and protected, 

 and every effort should be made to allow them to increase and again 

 become plentiful. 



The decline in the supply of otter is not due to the numbers trap- 

 ped by fur trappers. Many more of them have been destroyed by 



