240 ANIMAL FORMS 
the flesh of animals which it kills. The raccoon (Fig. 135) 
(Procyon lotor) is found in wooded districts all over the 
United States, and its general appearance and thieving 
propensities are well known. Almost everything is accept- 
Photograph by R. W. SHUFELDT. 
Fig. 135.—Raccoon ( Procyon lotor). 
able as an article of food, and its fondness for poultry and 
vegetables makes it an unmitigated nuisance. The otters, 
skunks, badgers, wolverenes, sables, minks, and weasels, while 
differing considerably in general appearance and habits, nev- 
