370 THE GLUTTON. 



will not Stir till he has turned every finger of it in- 

 side out ; and as these animals are not very dexter- 

 ous with their paws^ this takes up some time, and 

 in the mean while the person makes off*. 



They grow exceedingly fat ; a hundred pounds 

 weight of that substance having been sometimes 

 taken from a single beast. The flesh is said to be 

 coarse, and the liver very unwholesome. The skin 

 is valued for coverings of various kinds ; and the 

 split tendons are said to form an excellent thread -f-. 



THE GLUTTON .^. 



The Glutton is a native of all the countries bor- 

 dering on the Northern Ocean ; it is likewise found 

 in Canada, and about Hudson's Bay. Its length is 

 aboiit three feet ; exclusive of the tail, which is 

 one foot. The top of the head, and the whole or 

 the back, as well as the muzzle and feet, arc of a 

 blackish brown. The sides are dusky, and the tail 

 is the colour of the body. 



The most material incident in the economy of 

 these animals, is the singular stratagem they adop£ 

 in taking their prcv, which is genenilly some species 

 of Deer. They are said to climb into some tree, 

 which they do with great facility, and carry along 

 with them a quantity of ni.oss, to which the Deer 

 are very partial. When any one of this tribe ap- 



* I lorrebow's Iceland. f Pcnn. Arct. Zool. i. 5b, 



X Synonyms. — Ursus Gulo. IJnn. — Gulo. Var. — Viclfrass, Jarfl 



Jceiven. Genbt-rg. — Glouton. Bu^'on. — Glutton. Pcnn. — •■Shutii's 

 C(n. Zool. pi, 104. 



