TH? WOLVERINE. 373 



a man as most richly attired, if he had on the skin 

 pf a Glutton. The women ornament their hair with 

 the white paws of this animal, which they esteem an 

 elegant addition to their dress ; and for the two fore 

 paws they will sometimes give a couple of Sea Ot- 

 ters. No Kamtschadale can make his wife or mis- 

 tress a more valuable present than by giving her one 

 of these skins *. 



THE WOLVERINE '\-. 



The Wolverine is not uncommon in the Northern 

 regions of America. It resembles the Wolf in size, 

 and the Glutton in the figure of its head. The 

 upper parts and the belly are of a reddish brown : 

 the sides are yellowish brown ; and a band of this 

 colour crosses the back near the tail, which is long 

 and of a chesnut colour. The face is black. The 

 legs are very strong, thick, short, and black ; and 

 the soles of the feet are covered with hair ;|:. 



The pace of these animals is very slow ; but their 

 wonderful sagacity, strength, and acute scent, make 

 ample amends for this defect. They burrov/ in the 

 ground ; and are said to be very fierce and savage, 

 so much so as even to be a terror to the Wolves and 

 Bears. They are also possessed of great courage 

 and resolution. One of them has been known to 

 seize on a Deer that an Indian had killed ; and 



• Giieve, 99- 

 t SvNONVMS. — ^Ur.siis Luscus. Linn. — Qulckliatcli. Edvinnh.- 

 Wolverine. Ptnn. — —S/mxus Gen. Zool.pL \Q5. % Kerr, i. 189. 



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