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dexterous in opening oysters. It bites offthe hinge, and 
scrapes out the oyster with its paw. 
97. The Badger, Fig. 42, is found throughout Europe 
and Asia. It has 
often been made the 
subject of a cruel 
sport, teasing with 
dogs, and hence the 
common term “ bad- 
gering.” Its food is 
various. It is very 
fond of honey, and 
attacks the nests of 
wild bees, which it 
does with impuni- 
ty; for its skin is 
so tough and its hair is so thick that the bees “ might as 
well sting a barber’s block.” Its hair is extensively used 
in making brushes, and the skin is used for holsters and 
the coverings of traveling trunks. There is an American 
sah comewins like that of the Old World. 
. The Wolverine, or Glutton, Fig. 43, is a native of 
the Arctic regions of 
both continents. It 
has been called the 
Quadruped Vulture, 
because it sometimes 
preys on the dead 
bodies of animals. It 
x ig. 43.—Wolverine. does great damage 
to the fur trade. When it finds the hunter’s traps set 
for the martens, it takes the bait, which is a bit of veni- 
son or a partridge’s head, or, if there be martens in the 
traps, it tears them in pieces, and buries them here and 
there in the snow. It is said that the Wolverines do not 
eat the martens, but the cunning foxes on the watch read- 
ily scent them out and devour them. 
Fig. 42,—Badger. 
